Myles Standish Monument
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Myles Standish Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Captains Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 20 miles off.
The story
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation is a public recreation area and historic preserve in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. The focus of the state park is a 116-foot granite shaft topped by a statue of Captain Myles Standish. Standish was military leader of Plymouth Colony. The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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Wikidata Q6947709, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1898
- Height
- 39.624 m
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 29.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Captains Hill: 0.0 mi
- Hardin Hill: 0.5 mi
- North Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.6 mi
- Waiting Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hunt Park: 0.6 mi
- Annie Drew Dunham Park: 1.8 mi
- Grays Beach Park: 2.1 mi
- Pawtuxet Park: 2.6 mi
- Veterans Field: 2.9 mi
- Standish Shore: 0.7 mi
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 1.1 mi
- Captain's Flats: 1.1 mi
- Saquish Beach: 3.4 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 3.4 mi
- Windsor House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Art Complex Museum: 2.1 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 2.2 mi
- King Caesar House: 2.4 mi
- Myles Standish Monument State Reservation: 0.1 mi
- Brewster Woods: 0.4 mi
- Town Green: 0.7 mi
- Arthur Thurbur Land: 0.9 mi
- Isabelle Freeman Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 0.6 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 3.7 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 4.0 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 5.8 mi
- Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- High Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Third Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Second Cliff: 12.4 mi
- First Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 4.0 mi
- Massasoit: 4.0 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 4.0 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 4.1 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 8.4 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 16.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 17.2 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 17.3 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 17.4 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 3.9 mi
- Mayflower II: 3.9 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 7.4 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 12.2 mi
- Edaville: 12.3 mi
- Plymouth Light: 4.2 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.3 mi
- Boston Light: 24.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.2 mi
- Rainshed: 24.2 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 17.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 17.7 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 24.5 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 5.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Myles Standish Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | SE 142° | 114 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pine Hills | SE 138° | 95 m | 7.3 mi |
| Monks Hill | SSW 209° | 83 m | 4.2 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 343° | 77 m | 8.1 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 167° | 64 m | 8.6 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NNW 331° | 64 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | S 178° | 62 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | S 186° | 61 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6484897258
Day trips start here
- Halifax · 9 mi
- Carver · 10 mi
- Scituate · 13 mi
- Middleborough · 14 mi
- Bridgewater · 15 mi
- Cohasset · 17 mi
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