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James Miller Minuteman Monument

James Miller Minuteman Monument from directly overhead

James Miller Minuteman Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ken Kelly Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
On this hillside James Miller, Minute Man Aged 65 Was slain by the British April 19, 1775 "I am too old to run"
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.37959, -71.09195

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ken Kelly Park: 0.1 mi
  • Corbett-McKenna Park: 0.1 mi
  • Allen Street Playground & Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Stone Place Park: 0.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Central Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Benedict (historic): 0.8 mi
  • Spring Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Spring Hill: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Concord Ave Community Space: 0.3 mi
  • South Street Farm: 0.3 mi
  • Community Growing Center: 0.4 mi
  • The Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Short Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Revere Beach: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 5.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 5.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 8.2 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 8.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of James Miller Minuteman Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillSW 218°100 m5.0 mi
Waban HillWSW 237°98 m5.0 mi
Cairn HillN 4°92 m4.5 mi
Wellington HillWNW 287°91 m5.3 mi
Mount WalleySSW 205°91 m5.4 mi
Chestnut HillSW 227°86 m4.9 mi
Boojum RockN 6°83 m4.2 mi
Fisher HillSW 215°81 m4.2 mi
Conditions

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 °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11168766947

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