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Henry Wilson Memorial Site

Henry Wilson Memorial Site from directly overhead

Henry Wilson Memorial Site is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is West Hill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.28279, -71.38119

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Hill Park: 0.1 mi
  • John J. Lane Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cole Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
  • Butterworth Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mary Dennison Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 0.4 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Teaching Herb Garden: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
  • Ordway Brothers Square: 1.3 mi
  • LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 1.3 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 2.7 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 55
Nature reserves
Attractions: 48
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.9 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 6.2 mi
  • Martini Junction: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 42
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 5.5 mi
  • The Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Condo Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 10.7 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 9: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.0 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Henry Wilson Memorial Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNW183 m5.6 mi
Gibbs MountainWNW153 m6.2 mi
Doeskin HillNW152 m5.8 mi
Snow HillSE137 m6.2 mi
Wildcat HillW132 m5.4 mi
Bald HillSSW132 m5.7 mi
Pegan HillESE125 m4.5 mi
Tippling RockNNW125 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/124146990

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