Fishermens' Monument
Fishermens' Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ten Pound Island Lighthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial (also known as: Man at the Wheel or Fishermen's Memorial Cenotaph) is a historic memorial cenotaph sculpture on South Stacy Boulevard, near entrance of Stacy Esplanade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, erected in 1925.
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Dates from 1925.
Wikidata Q4343584, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Independence Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 3 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gus Foote Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Peter's Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Unitarian Unaversalist Churchyard: 0.3 mi
- Sargent House Garden: 0.3 mi
- Governor's Park: 0.4 mi
- Sargent House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Cape Ann Museum: 0.5 mi
- Maritime Gloucester: 0.6 mi
- CAM Green: 0.9 mi
- Bond Hill: 0.8 mi
- Wolf Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Ferry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.6 mi
- Essex Avenue Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Green Street Landing and Marsh: 0.9 mi
- Bond Hill Reservoir Water Supply Land: 0.9 mi
- Atwater Reservation: 1.3 mi
- Marble Road Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Neck Beach: 0.8 mi
- Niles Beach: 1.3 mi
- Good Harbor Beach: 2.1 mi
- Wingaersheek Beach: 2.9 mi
- Long Beach: 3.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 0.0 mi
- Coast Guard Aviation Monument: 0.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Solomon Jacobs Landing: 0.5 mi
- Hermit’s Plaque: 1.2 mi
- Greasy Pole: 0.2 mi
- 7 Seas Whale Watch: 0.4 mi
- Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 0.4 mi
- Tablet Rock: 0.6 mi
- Schooner Adventure: 0.6 mi
- Cold Frames: 7.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.6 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Ropes Garden: 13.2 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 0.5 mi
- Winslow II: 11.7 mi
- Cat Witch: 12.9 mi
- Communion with Us: 12.9 mi
- Stage Head: 0.4 mi
- Bass Rocks: 1.9 mi
- Brier Neck: 2.6 mi
- Town Head: 4.3 mi
- The Headlands: 4.6 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 0.6 mi
- Ramp: 5.1 mi
- Boathouse: 5.1 mi
- Utility Building: 5.1 mi
- Tram Way: 5.1 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.4 mi
- Newbury Falls: 16.3 mi
- Hampton Falls: 23.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.6 mi
- Dogtown: 1.9 mi
- Haywardville: 23.7 mi
- Rail Spring: 14.8 mi
- Lion's Spring: 22.6 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Fishermens' Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | W 271° | 78 m | 3.0 mi |
| Red Rock | W 279° | 70 m | 2.9 mi |
| Pool Hill | NNE 30° | 66 m | 3.7 mi |
| Morse Hill | W 263° | 62 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NNE 26° | 61 m | 4.8 mi |
| Browns Hill | W 271° | 61 m | 9.0 mi |
| Long Hill | WSW 247° | 60 m | 3.9 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | W 280° | 57 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 96000473OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial, reference 96000473, listed 05/07/96.
OpenStreetMap element node/358268633
Day trips start here
- Gloucester · 1 mi
- Rockport · 4 mi
- Manchester · 5 mi
- Essex · 6 mi
- North Shore · 7 mi
- Hamilton · 9 mi
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