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Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier

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Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Hancock Hill stands 155 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradley Rosaceous Collection, a garden 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier March 14, 2021
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.30128, -71.11465

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • Parkman Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Everett Street Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.7 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.7 mi
  • Starr Lane Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Drift by Mary Bonina: 0.7 mi
  • Taino Mural: 1.4 mi
  • Beauty Master Mural: 1.5 mi
  • Pimentel Market Mural: 1.5 mi
  • Reach: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.1 mi
  • Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 1.1 mi
  • Andean Condor: 1.2 mi
  • Emu: 1.2 mi
  • Western Grey Kangaroo: 1.2 mi
Beaches
  • Tenean Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Wollaston Beach: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 47
  • The Alcove: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 3.4 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 3.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Oak Lea: 1.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 1.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 1.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 4.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hancock HillS 170°155 m5.8 mi
Hemenway HillS 173°140 m5.8 mi
Wolcott HillS 176°132 m6.0 mi
Single Tree HillNW 308°100 m2.4 mi
Waban HillNW 311°98 m4.0 mi
Fox HillSE 146°95 m5.9 mi
Bellevue HillSW 221°94 m2.3 mi
Bird's HillWSW 256°92 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13128742121

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