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Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins

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Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shapiro Family Plaza, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

Ghost bike in memory of Bernard Lavins, 61, killed on October 5, 2016.

What the record says

Built
2016-10-11

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38893, -71.11953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Gift of the Wind: 0.0 mi
  • Elfland: 0.5 mi
  • Free Range Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Hudson Labyrinth: 0.5 mi
  • George the Giraffe & Big Poppy: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Wilson Square: 0.4 mi
  • Sacramento Field: 0.4 mi
  • McMath Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kenney Park: 0.4 mi
  • Raymond Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Spring Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Spring Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Central Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Winter Hill: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Revere Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Short Beach: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 5.9 mi
  • Oak Lea: 6.0 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 6.8 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.9 miles of Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillNW 318°110 m4.9 mi
Turkey HillNW 318°107 m4.1 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 329°105 m4.6 mi
Single Tree HillSSW 200°100 m4.8 mi
Waban HillSW 219°98 m4.4 mi
Mount GilboaNW 310°95 m4.2 mi
Cairn HillNNE 24°92 m4.3 mi
Wellington HillWNW 284°91 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10074582890

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