Francis M. Donnelly Memorial
Francis M. Donnelly Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Francis M. Donnelly Memorial Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Francis M. Donnelly Memorial Square: 0.0 mi
- McClennen Park: 0.4 mi
- Locke School Playground: 0.5 mi
- Cutter/Reinhart Park: 0.6 mi
- Symmes Hospital Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 0.4 mi
- Arlington Heights Hills: 0.8 mi
- Mount Ephraim: 1.0 mi
- Whipple Hill: 1.1 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 0.3 mi
- Jason Russell House: 1.2 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 1.2 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 2.1 mi
- Dog Statue: 1.0 mi
- Robbins Memorial Flagstaff: 1.2 mi
- My Boys: 1.3 mi
- watering trough: 1.5 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 2.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 2.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
- Baby Beach: 9.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 9.7 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 0.7 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Alex's Place: 3.2 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Bobby Mac Memorial: 0.2 mi
- WALTER C. HURD MEMORIAL: 0.7 mi
- old homesite: 0.7 mi
- Dallin's Menotomy Indian Hunter statue: 1.3 mi
- Arlington Civil War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Turkey Hill Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Hill's Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mt. Gilboa: 0.4 mi
- Forest St Conservation: 0.5 mi
- Rindge St Conservation: 0.5 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 1.2 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 1.7 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 4.0 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 4.6 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Crag 1: 5.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 4.9 mi
- Valley Shelter: 5.0 mi
- Boathouse: 16.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.1 mi
- Rainshed: 16.1 mi
- Boston Light: 16.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 3.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 18.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 7.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- Haywardville: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.9 miles of Francis M. Donnelly Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SW 236° | 135 m | 4.9 mi |
| Whipple Hill | NNW 334° | 110 m | 1.1 mi |
| Loring Hill | WNW 283° | 109 m | 3.2 mi |
| Granny Hill | NW 305° | 108 m | 2.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 15° | 107 m | 0.3 mi |
| Zion Hill | N 352° | 107 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 22° | 105 m | 1.3 mi |
| Fullers Hill | W 263° | 105 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8238670442
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