JFK Eternal Flame
JFK Eternal Flame is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Moon Mountain stands 330 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Pole, a park 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Eternally burning flame dedicated to JFK
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 19.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flag Pole: 0.6 mi
- Forest Park: 0.6 mi
- Mary Shea Park: 0.7 mi
- Valentine Park: 0.8 mi
- Entry Dingle Brook Park: 0.8 mi
- The Three Graces: 1.1 mi
- Miles Morgan: 2.1 mi
- Horton Court: 2.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 2.1 mi
- The Storyteller: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.1 mi
- McCarthy Hill: 2.9 mi
- Scott Hill: 5.1 mi
- Hall Hill: 5.4 mi
- Glovers Hill: 5.7 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Yertle Garden: 2.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 2.1 mi
- Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 8.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 8.4 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 1.2 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Puritan: 2.1 mi
- First Meeting House: 2.1 mi
- McKinley Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Vineland-Voyer Conservation Ar: 1.7 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 2.0 mi
- Grove Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Helen C White Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 2.1 mi
- Springfield Museums: 2.2 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 3.9 mi
- World War II Tank: 4.9 mi
- Goat Rock: 6.7 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 15.9 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 16.7 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 17.7 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 18.1 mi
- Enders Falls: 18.4 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 6.2 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
- Babbs Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 15.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 6.7 mi
- Titans Piazza: 14.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.8 mi
- Hart Meadow: 24.0 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 24.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 3.8 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 4.4 mi
- Picnic: 24.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.7 mi
- Big Spring: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of JFK Eternal Flame. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Mountain | E 93° | 330 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 113° | 323 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 108° | 319 m | 8.4 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | SE 138° | 315 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 110° | 303 m | 8.7 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | ESE 117° | 298 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | ENE 69° | 295 m | 11.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | E 85° | 289 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5841706534
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 2 mi
- Ludlow · 7 mi
- Hampden · 8 mi
- Holyoke · 9 mi
- Somers · 9 mi
- East Windsor · 11 mi
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