Historic site · Massachusetts
Pomp's Wall
Pomp's Wall is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west-northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Brooks Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates42.42542, -71.13860
- 1.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Thomas Brooks Park: 0.0 mi
- Parallel Park: 0.5 mi
- Hastings Heights Park: 0.5 mi
- Honor Roll Park: 0.7 mi
- Victory Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rock Hill: 0.9 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Andrews Hill: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Jason Russell House: 1.2 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 1.2 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 60
- My Boys: 1.1 mi
- Robbins Memorial Flagstaff: 1.1 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 1.5 mi
- The Cannon: 1.6 mi
- Rock spiral: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 59
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.6 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 2.0 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.8 mi
- Short Beach: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 0.2 mi
- The Supreme Sacrifice: 0.6 mi
- Brooks Estate Carriage House: 0.7 mi
- Arlington Civil War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Dallin's Menotomy Indian Hunter statue: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Brooks Estate: 0.5 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 0.8 mi
- Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest: 0.9 mi
- Hill's Hill: 1.6 mi
- Rindge St Conservation: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 51
- Central Street Historical District: 1.1 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 2.5 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.9 mi
- Stone Chimney: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Crag 1: 3.2 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic Site 1: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.4 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 14.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.3 mi
- Rainshed: 14.4 mi
- Boston Light: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 3.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.1 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 1.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 5.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 3.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Pomp's Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | WNW 297° | 110 m | 2.6 mi |
| Granny Hill | WNW 294° | 108 m | 4.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 285° | 107 m | 1.8 mi |
| Zion Hill | NW 315° | 107 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 316° | 105 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Independence | W 275° | 101 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | W 275° | 95 m | 2.3 mi |
| Cairn Hill | ENE 63° | 92 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13009718316
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