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Korean War Memorial

Korean War Memorial from directly overhead

Korean War Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Korea,1950-1953

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34235, -71.09408

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Parks
  • Forsythe Park: 0.1 mi
  • Huntington-Hemenway Mall: 0.2 mi
  • Krentzman Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
  • Ramler Park: 0.3 mi
  • Evans Way Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • 9: 0.4 mi
  • 4: 0.4 mi
  • 1: 0.4 mi
  • 8: 0.4 mi
  • 27: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Lower Cliff: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.3 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.3 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.4 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 2.5 mi
  • Oak Lea: 2.6 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 2.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Korean War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 246°100 m3.3 mi
Waban HillW 267°98 m4.1 mi
Bellevue HillSSW 209°94 m5.2 mi
Mount WalleySW 223°91 m3.2 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 239°90 m5.0 mi
Green HillSW 216°89 m3.4 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 257°86 m3.6 mi
Oak HillWSW 240°84 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5284945279

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