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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

How to reach it

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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
Artworks: 60
Museums
Historic sites: 59
Beaches
  • Revere Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 58
  • 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
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
Attractions: 51
  • 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
Cliffs: 51
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 22
  • 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: 6
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 HillNNW92 m2.5 mi
Bear HillNNW91 m4.2 mi
Winthrop HillNW84 m3.9 mi
Boojum RockNNW83 m2.1 mi
Taylor MountainNW81 m3.9 mi
Mount HoodNNE79 m3.0 mi
Whip HillNNW79 m3.6 mi
Pinnacle RockNNW76 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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