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Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins

Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins from directly overhead

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

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
Peaks
  • Spring Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Central Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Winter Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Clarendon Hill: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 59
  • 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
Gardens: 59
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
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • 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: 5
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 5.1 miles of Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillNW110 m4.9 mi
Turkey HillNW107 m4.1 mi
Mount PisgahNNW105 m4.6 mi
Single Tree HillSSW100 m4.8 mi
Waban HillSW98 m4.4 mi
Mount GilboaNW95 m4.2 mi
Cairn HillNNE92 m4.3 mi
Wellington HillWNW91 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 50–80 °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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