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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

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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
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches
Attractions
  • 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
Gardens
Artworks
  • 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
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 25
  • 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: 8
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 HillS 188°92 m4.3 mi
Bear HillSSW 211°91 m3.3 mi
Castle RockSE 130°87.2 m2.0 mi
Burrill HillESE 105°87 m4.7 mi
Winthrop HillSSW 207°84 m3.7 mi
Boojum RockS 186°83 m4.7 mi
Crow HillSE 127°82.9 m2.0 mi
Taylor MountainSSW 207°81 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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