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Gifted 1962 Fire Hydrant

Gifted 1962 Fire Hydrant from directly overhead

Gifted 1962 Fire Hydrant is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Farm Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
This fire hydrant was gifted to the city of Brockton as appreciation for the firefighters who risk themselves every day for public safety.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.06815, -71.06300

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 2.2 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.4 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 4.4 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 5.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Gardens: 56
Parks
  • Timothy Holster Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sheep Pasture: 1.3 mi
  • Hancock Field: 1.4 mi
  • Harold D. Bent Playground: 1.8 mi
  • South Street Historic District: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 48
  • King Philip Rock: 6.2 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 6.3 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 10.6 mi
  • The Shield: 11.4 mi
  • S Wall: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 42
  • Ames Boulder: 5.1 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Old Shed: 6.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.1 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Oak Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • 16-34: 13.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 20.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 9.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Gifted 1962 Fire Hydrant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNW193 m10.3 mi
Moose HillWNW163 m8.6 mi
Chickatawbut HillN156 m10.6 mi
Hancock HillN155 m10.5 mi
Buck HillN151 m10.1 mi
Fenno PeakN151 m10.6 mi
Nahanton HillN145 m10.8 mi
Hemenway HillN140 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138495968747265544435
Precip in4.03.65.24.53.44.13.23.64.15.04.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockton, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13733792153

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