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Sgt. Donald Wilkinson Memorial

Sgt. Donald Wilkinson Memorial from directly overhead

Sgt. Donald Wilkinson Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Plumbush Saltmarsh, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2017 (?)
Getting there

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Coordinates42.79731, -70.82241

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Old Town Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 2.7 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 3.1 mi
  • The Knobbs: 4.7 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Clark Beach: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Old Coast Guard Station: 1.4 mi
  • First Meeting House Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Landing Place of the First Settlers: 2.5 mi
  • First Settlers Monument: 2.5 mi
  • Cliff and Marie Walker Memorial Bench: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Father Sears Park: 0.6 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 1.7 mi
  • Joppa Park: 2.0 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.0 mi
  • March's Hill: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 54
Artworks: 54
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 2.3 mi
  • Newburyport Collage: 2.9 mi
  • Sparrows: 2.9 mi
  • G-Swirl: 2.9 mi
  • Brushstrokes: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 54
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 16
Lighthouses: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Stratham Town Landing: 15.7 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 16.6 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 17.2 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 17.2 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Newbury Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 9.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Sgt. Donald Wilkinson Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNW99 m7.5 mi
Prospect HillSSW77 m7.3 mi
Whittier HillNW76 m7.5 mi
Archelaus HillW74 m7.1 mi
Pond HillWNW74 m8.4 mi
Great HillNNW74 m8.8 mi
Kinney HillNW72 m8.4 mi
Grape HillNW69 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1115:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5209304358

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