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Gunn Building & Plaque

Gunn Building & Plaque from directly overhead

Gunn Building & Plaque is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is South Shore Health Community Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.

John Thomas Gunn Plaque n dedication memorial is inlaid into this building called "Gunn Building" named after a young man who died in 1944 during war time. It's actually not kept up but this building is a part of the Weymouth Post Office.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
This Building is dedicated to the memory of John Thomas Gunn Marine Corps Who died in service of his country
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.17377, -70.95246

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Historic sites
Parks
  • Foff Library Front Park: 0.1 mi
  • Old South Union Church Garden Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fogg Library Side Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fogg Library Rear Park: 0.1 mi
  • Library Parkinglot Park: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pine Hills: 1.7 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Farm Hills: 2.4 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 39
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 0.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 9.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 9.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Gunn Building & Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillWNW 301°156 m6.5 mi
Fenno PeakWNW 301°151 m6.4 mi
Buck HillWNW 294°151 m6.9 mi
Nahanton HillWNW 303°145 m6.4 mi
Kitchamakin HillWNW 302°133 m6.4 mi
Tucker HillWNW 292°133 m7.4 mi
Hawk HillWNW 296°120 m6.3 mi
Boyce HillWNW 292°115 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6722644415

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