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New England Holocaust Memorial

New England Holocaust Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Carmen Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

The New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, is dedicated to the Jewish people who were murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1995.

Wikidata Q1532554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
5 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36132, -71.05733

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Copps Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.2 mi
Parks
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 52
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 4.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of New England Holocaust Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW100 m5.5 mi
Waban HillWSW98 m6.1 mi
Cairn HillNNW92 m6.0 mi
Mount WalleySW91 m5.5 mi
Green HillSW89 m5.6 mi
Chestnut HillWSW86 m5.8 mi
Boojum RockNNW83 m5.6 mi
Fisher HillWSW81 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/148772838

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