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Joseph P McDonough Memorial

Joseph P McDonough Memorial from directly overhead

Joseph P McDonough Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the south, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Pond Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In Memory of Joseph P McDonough World War Veteran and Town Official Erected June 27, 1931
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.68920, -71.10714

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Weir Hill Reservation: 0.4 mi
  • North Andover Town Common: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Beckys Pond: 1.3 mi
  • Carl Thomas Playground: 1.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mine of Lost Souls: 10.1 mi
  • Kiddie Canoes: 10.1 mi
  • Policy Pond Log Flume: 10.1 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 10.1 mi
  • Rock Wall: 10.1 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Weir Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Osgood Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mills Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Town Farm Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Den Rock: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 56
  • Bicentennial Statue: 3.0 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 3.2 mi
  • Pieta: 7.5 mi
  • muster: 8.8 mi
  • Wamesit Indian Statue: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 55
  • Stevens Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Phillips Brooks Statue: 0.5 mi
  • The Bridge: 0.5 mi
  • Bulrushes Foundation: 0.6 mi
  • Ampitheater Ruins: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Andover Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Tewksbury Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 24
Picnic sites: 18
Rest areas: 9
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 7.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 13.1 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Newbury Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Rail Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Joseph P McDonough Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillS128 m3.3 mi
Mills HillS121 m1.2 mi
Town Farm HillESE117 m1.4 mi
Boston HillSSE117 m3.1 mi
Claypit HillSSE116 m1.9 mi
Spicket HillNNW112 m7.9 mi
Baldpate HillENE107 m4.9 mi
Ames HillWSW106 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737264524233
Precip in2.92.43.43.63.44.03.53.03.74.13.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8874914321

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