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Floral Way

Floral Way from directly overhead

Floral Way is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Common, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1949
Material
metal
Inscription
Floral Way 1949 / Given by the townspeople as a living memorial to all who served in defense of their country / Sponsored by the Wakefield Garden Club
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.50700, -71.07399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Upper Common: 0.1 mi
  • Hiker Monument and Rockery: 0.1 mi
  • Nasella Field: 0.6 mi
  • Moulton Field: 0.7 mi
  • Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 59
Beaches
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Baby Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Revere Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lynn Beach: 7.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 56
  • Baldwin Green: 4.3 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.5 mi
  • Rock spiral: 5.4 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 7.3 mi
  • The Cannon: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 5.3 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Alex's Place: 7.3 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Stone Chimney: 3.7 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Steel Tower: 4.3 mi
  • Echo Rock: 4.5 mi
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 11.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Quarry Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Rail Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Floral Way. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillS92 m4.3 mi
Castle RockSE87 m2.0 mi
Burrill HillESE87 m4.7 mi
Horn Pond MountainSW86 m5.4 mi
Winthrop HillSSW84 m3.7 mi
Boojum RockS83 m4.7 mi
Crow HillSE83 m2.0 mi
Taylor MountainSSW81 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7034737374

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