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Saint Josephs Church Plaque

Saint Josephs Church Plaque from directly overhead

Saint Josephs Church Plaque is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the north-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Valpey Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
23 m
Inscription
St Joseph Church occupied this site 1912 - 2001
Getting there

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Coordinates42.41450, -71.06178

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Henry Valpey Park: 0.1 mi
  • Swan Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Central Avenue Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Baldwin Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Thomas S. Rossetti Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
  • Hikmat home: 0.5 mi
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.2 mi
  • Cycleboat Boston: 2.9 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Stone Chimney: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Belmont Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Washington: 1.2 mi
  • Waitt's Mount: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Andrew: 1.6 mi
  • Powder Horn Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 1.6 mi
  • Anita's Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Chelsea Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Charlestown Sprouts Garden: 2.3 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 7.6 mi
  • Oak Lea: 7.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of Saint Josephs Church Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillNNW 330°92 m2.5 mi
Bear HillNNW 327°91 m4.2 mi
Winthrop HillNW 324°84 m3.9 mi
Boojum RockNNW 328°83 m2.1 mi
Taylor MountainNW 324°81 m3.9 mi
Mount HoodNNE 30°79 m3.0 mi
Whip HillNNW 340°79 m3.6 mi
Pinnacle RockNNW 334°76 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358279409

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