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Phillipston Liberty Tree Monument

Phillipston Liberty Tree Monument from directly overhead

Phillipston Liberty Tree Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the west, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillipston Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree: Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated stamp act.
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Coordinates42.54892, -72.13245

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Searle Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Baldwin Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Ward Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Church Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • The Common: 3.3 mi
  • River's Edge Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Town Common: 5.0 mi
  • Monument Square: 5.0 mi
  • Town Common: 5.0 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 5.9 mi
  • The Barre Cross: 6.1 mi
  • Trail Continues: 6.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 7.8 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 8.4 mi
Museums: 34
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 1.5 mi
  • Fisher Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 5.3 mi
  • Gardner Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Royalston Historical Society: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 26
Beaches: 21
  • Silver Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 6.8 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 11.8 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 19
  • South Royalston Chicken: 5.7 mi
  • Clyde II: 10.0 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 12.6 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 20.7 mi
  • Metawampe: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Doane's Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Phillipston Liberty Tree Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillW 261°416 m2.0 mi
Baldwin HillNNW 331°411 m2.5 mi
Ward HillNW 305°405 m2.5 mi
Canesto HillESE 119°400 m4.8 mi
Pratt HillNW 317°394 m3.8 mi
Dolbier HillE 93°389 m3.8 mi
Reservoir HillENE 74°389 m8.0 mi
Round TopNW 322°388 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1118:48
December solstice07:1615:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828
Precip in3.53.23.93.73.64.54.44.34.34.93.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13588777815

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