Needham Armed Forces Memorial
Needham Armed Forces Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Needham Korean War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Dates from 1680.
Wikidata Q1664345, matched on coordinates and name (397 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- IN HONOR OF THE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN OF NEEDHAM WHO SERVED THE ARMED FORCES OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY IN ALL WARS
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 0.0 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Greene's Field: 0.4 mi
- Town Hall Common: 0.4 mi
- Thorpe Park: 0.4 mi
- Needham Heights Common: 0.5 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Babson Globe: 1.7 mi
- Caterpillar: 2.7 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 4.7 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 5.4 mi
- Rosemary Lake: 0.3 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Bird's Hill: 1.0 mi
- North Hill: 1.0 mi
- High Rock: 1.3 mi
- Ridge Hill: 2.0 mi
- Winchester Hill: 2.2 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 1.0 mi
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 3.7 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 4.4 mi
- Fairbanks House: 4.6 mi
- Longyear Museum: 4.6 mi
- Martini Junction: 1.4 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.6 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 3.6 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.8 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 4.2 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 1.5 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 1.6 mi
- Bob's Island: 2.7 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 2.7 mi
- Trial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
- North Beach: 3.5 mi
- Powissett Beach: 3.7 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 3.7 mi
- South Beach: 3.8 mi
- The Alcove: 4.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.0 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 6.9 mi
- Boathouse: 17.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.8 mi
- Boston Light: 17.8 mi
- Rainshed: 17.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.8 mi
- Haywardville: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Needham Armed Forces Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | SSW 212° | 137 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSW 203° | 134 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pegan Hill | SW 235° | 125 m | 4.3 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSW 196° | 114 m | 3.7 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SSW 195° | 112 m | 4.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 215° | 111 m | 5.1 mi |
| Noanet Peak | SSW 204° | 110 m | 3.9 mi |
| Doublet Hill | NNW 335° | 108 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6882089594
Day trips start here
- Needham · 0 mi
- Wellesley · 3 mi
- Newton · 4 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 5 mi
- Dedham · 5 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 6 mi
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