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George Washington

George Washington is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlet Mall, a park 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway runs past it.

Statue by John Quincy Adams Ward

The story

George Washington is a larger than life-sife, outdoor, 1878 bronze statue by the American sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward and located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It depicts General George Washington addressing the Continental Army as commander-in-chief. The statue was dedicated on his birthday, February 22, in 1879.

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Dates from 1878.

Wikidata Q132184537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80757, -70.87266

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bartlet Mall: 0.1 mi
  • Brown Square: 0.2 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 0.3 mi
  • Central Waterfront Park: 0.4 mi
  • Atwood Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Independent Marine Company Plack: 0.2 mi
  • William Lloyd Garrison Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Watts' Cellar: 0.3 mi
  • US Coast Guard Cutter Evergreen Bell: 0.3 mi
  • USRC Massachusetts Memorial: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Will He.: 0.3 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 0.4 mi
  • Native Fish: 0.4 mi
  • Eclipse: 0.4 mi
  • G-Swirl: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.5 mi
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 6.0 mi
  • The Knobbs: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Cliffs: 17
  • Sheep's Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Great Neck: 7.9 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 8.8 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 9.5 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Stratham Town Landing: 14.2 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 16.1 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 16.1 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 5.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 5.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 7.2 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 8.8 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 9.0 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of George Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNW 321°99 m5.2 mi
Chair HillNW 325°93 m6.7 mi
Sawyers HillNW 310°91 m6.9 mi
Ring HillNW 306°80.72 m6.7 mi
Bear HillWNW 293°80 m7.3 mi
Brake HillWSW 254°78.64 m7.0 mi
Prospect HillS 187°77 m7.2 mi
Crow HillWSW 252°76.81 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3089480413

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