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John F. Fitzgerald

John F. Fitzgerald from directly overhead

John F. Fitzgerald is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is North Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

highway in Massachusetts

Dates from 1959.

Wikidata Q2454390, matched on coordinates and name (912 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1958
Material
bronze

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36223, -71.05495

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Street Park: 0.0 mi
  • Rose Kennedy Greenway: 0.1 mi
  • Richmond & North Streets Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cutillo Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rachel Revere Park: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
  • Copps Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.1 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 4.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.7 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of John F. Fitzgerald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 242°100 m5.7 mi
Cairn HillNNW 345°92 m5.9 mi
Mount WalleySW 229°91 m5.6 mi
Green HillSW 224°89 m5.7 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 248°86 m5.9 mi
Boojum RockNNW 345°83 m5.5 mi
Fisher HillWSW 243°81 m4.9 mi
Corey HillWSW 251°80 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7738417257

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