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Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial

Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial from directly overhead

Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Broad Brook Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
THE LT. HERBERT ALLAN FIELD MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND DIED IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY JULY 3, 1945 GIVEN BT MR. AND MRS. HAROLD E. FIELD 1952
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Coordinates42.73221, -73.19711

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Broad Brook Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lower Linear Park: 1.4 mi
  • Field Park: 1.4 mi
  • Science Quad: 1.5 mi
  • Currier Quad: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Mason Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Northwest Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Buxton Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Pine Cobble: 1.7 mi
  • East Mountain: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 51
  • Mausert's Camp: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • 1753 House: 1.4 mi
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 3.6 mi
  • Tenney Home: 3.7 mi
Museums: 25
Waterfalls: 23
  • Haley Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 1.9 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 1.9 mi
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 2.1 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 2.8 mi
  • C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 4.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.2 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSSE 166°1,063 m6.7 mi
Saddle Ball MountainS 177°985 m8.0 mi
Mount FitchSSE 160°945 m5.6 mi
Houghton MountainNE 43°939 m8.3 mi
Mount WilliamsSSE 156°901 m4.8 mi
Scrub HillNE 42°883 m6.7 mi
Crum HillE 99°863 m9.1 mi
Spruce HillNE 39°858 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7885518649

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