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Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave

Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave from directly overhead

Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Rail Tree Hill stands 111 m to the north-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Nathaniel Hawthorne grave, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

Concord, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts

Dates from 1828.

Wikidata Q7288218, matched on coordinates and name (836 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46477, -71.34159

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens
Attractions
Parks
Museums
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Watershed: 2.8 mi
  • Dream World: 2.8 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 2.8 mi
  • Archadian Gyro: 2.8 mi
Beaches
  • Stow Town Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Baby Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 6.8 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 7.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
  • The Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Cascades: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rail Tree HillNNW 335°111 m5.8 mi
Nagog HillWNW 299°111 m5.9 mi
Annursnac HillWNW 288°110 m2.9 mi
Loring HillESE 108°109 m5.6 mi
Great HillW 273°109 m5.7 mi
Granny HillE 98°108 m6.2 mi
Pine HillSSE 161°106 m2.0 mi
Fullers HillESE 124°105 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13052380234

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