Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave
Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southeast, 6.9 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
- 0.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Old North Bridge site: 0.6 mi
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: 0.6 mi
- The Quad: 0.7 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 0.8 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 0.5 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 0.5 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 0.5 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 1.7 mi
- 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
- Poplar Hill: 0.4 mi
- Nashawtuc Hill: 1.2 mi
- Punkatasset Hill: 1.2 mi
- Holden Hill: 1.5 mi
- Dakins Hill: 1.5 mi
- 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
- Nathaniel Hawthorne grave: 0.0 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 0.0 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 0.1 mi
- Melvin Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865: 0.5 mi
- Monument Square: 0.5 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.7 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 2.3 mi
- People For Pollinators: 3.2 mi
- C Courtney Comeau Land: 0.4 mi
- Peter Spring Farm Cr: 0.4 mi
- Ellen Emerson Grove: 0.4 mi
- Mill Brook Meadow: 0.7 mi
- Mill Brook Kenney Farm: 1.0 mi
- Old Manse: 0.5 mi
- Little Women House: 0.5 mi
- Egg Rock: 0.9 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 1.5 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 1.6 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.7 mi
- 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
- Commissioners Landing: 15.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.9 mi
- Boathouse: 24.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.9 mi
- Rainshed: 24.9 mi
- Boston Light: 24.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 8.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
- Haywardville: 12.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SE 139° | 135 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 335° | 111 m | 5.8 mi |
| Nagog Hill | WNW 299° | 111 m | 5.9 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 288° | 110 m | 2.9 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 108° | 109 m | 5.6 mi |
| Great Hill | W 273° | 109 m | 5.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | E 98° | 108 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fullers Hill | ESE 124° | 105 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13052380234
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