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John F. Fitzgerald Expressway Plaque

John F. Fitzgerald Expressway Plaque from directly overhead

John F. Fitzgerald Expressway Plaque is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Leather District Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

highway in Massachusetts

Dates from 1959.

Wikidata Q2454390, matched on coordinates and name (440 m apart).

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
John F. Fitzgerald Expressway

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35238, -71.05745

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Leather District Park: 0.0 mi
  • Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mary Soo Hoo Park: 0.1 mi
  • Oxford Place Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Winthrop Square: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.5 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.1 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 247°100 m5.2 mi
Waban HillW 262°98 m6.0 mi
Mount WalleySW 233°91 m5.1 mi
Green HillSW 228°89 m5.1 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 254°86 m5.6 mi
Boojum RockNNW 348°83 m6.2 mi
Fisher HillWSW 250°81 m4.5 mi
Corey HillW 260°80 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2495061607

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