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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.

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

How to reach it

Coordinates42.73221, -73.19711

Overlooks nearby

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
Historic sites: 49
  • 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: 22
  • 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: 12
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.2 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 24.4 mi

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 GreylockSSE1,063 m6.7 mi
Saddle Ball MountainS985 m8.0 mi
Mount FitchSSE945 m5.6 mi
Houghton MountainNE939 m8.3 mi
Mount WilliamsSSE901 m4.8 mi
Scrub HillNE883 m6.7 mi
Crum HillE863 m9.1 mi
Spruce HillNE858 m7.6 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7885518649

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