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Oneida Tablet

Oneida Tablet from directly overhead

Oneida Tablet is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Founders Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

First Football Club in America

What the record says

Built
1862
Height
2 m
Material
granite
Inscription
On this field the Oneida Club of Boston, the first organized football club in the United States, played against all comers from 1862 to 1865 - the Oneida goal was never crossed

What to expect

Access
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35623, -71.06718

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.8 mi
Artworks
  • Tad Jr.: 0.1 mi
  • Quack: 0.1 mi
  • Pack: 0.1 mi
  • Ouack: 0.1 mi
  • Nack: 0.1 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Oneida Tablet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 242°100 m4.9 mi
Waban HillWSW 258°98 m5.6 mi
Mount WalleySW 227°91 m4.9 mi
Green HillSW 222°89 m5.0 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 250°86 m5.2 mi
Boojum RockN 352°83 m5.8 mi
Fisher HillWSW 244°81 m4.1 mi
Corey HillWSW 254°80 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7936014543

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