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Lafayette's Tour

Lafayette's Tour from directly overhead

Lafayette's Tour is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafayette Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
On August 31, 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed to Salem by large crowds of citizens. After dining, he departed for Ipswitch. William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2026 190
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.51692, -70.89309

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lafayette Park: 0.0 mi
  • Peabody Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mary Jane Lee Park: 0.2 mi
  • Charlotte Forten Park: 0.2 mi
  • High Street Park: 0.2 mi
Attractions
  • Real Pirates Salem: 0.2 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 0.3 mi
  • Chambers Of terror: 0.3 mi
  • Pickering Wharf: 0.3 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 0.3 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Ledge Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Legg Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Coddon Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Fox Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 59
  • Salem Witch Trials Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • The First Muster: 0.5 mi
  • Benjamin Punchard, Shoreman: 0.5 mi
  • Washington Arch: 0.6 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 56
  • Salem Community Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Villa Alegra: 0.1 mi
  • Our Lady Guadelupe: 0.1 mi
  • Migrar: 0.1 mi
  • Window Phone: 0.1 mi
  • Equality: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 20
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 17.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 17.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 17.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.0 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Rail Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Lafayette's Tour. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillWSW87 m5.1 mi
Mount GileadWSW77 m5.4 mi
Mount HermonWSW76 m4.6 mi
Rocky HillWSW74 m7.6 mi
Mount MoriahWSW74 m5.8 mi
Breakheart HillWSW71 m7.3 mi
Ash HillWSW71 m7.6 mi
Waldens HillWNW70 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13884591514

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