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Rostrum

Rostrum from directly overhead

Rostrum is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the east-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rostrum Reservation, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.5 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27988, -73.30910

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Lauras Tower: 0.7 mi
  • Evergreen Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Monument Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Beartown Mountain: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 26
Attractions: 15
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 3.9 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 6.4 mi
  • concrete bases: 6.4 mi
  • stone pillar: 6.5 mi
  • balanced rock: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 2.8 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 5.9 mi
  • Clover Mountain: 14.9 mi
  • Corps Wall: 19.0 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 12.0 mi
  • County Beach: 14.8 mi
  • East Beach: 24.0 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Rostrum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainENE 75°675 m8.0 mi
Becket MountainE 80°663 m8.5 mi
Yokun SeatN 1°645 m8.4 mi
Mount WilcoxSSE 152°642 m4.7 mi
Harvey MountainWNW 291°627 m6.4 mi
Bald TopENE 63°624 m8.5 mi
October MountainNE 38°598 m7.8 mi
Pinnacle PointWNW 287°595 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10762174009

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