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Shea Field 1946 Memorial

Shea Field 1946 Memorial from directly overhead

Shea Field 1946 Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is POW MIA Memorial Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Memorial Plaque Dedicated to Commander John Joseph Shea USN, May 25, 1946
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.16464, -70.94605

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Shea Memorial Grove: 0.0 mi
  • Union Point Trail Park: 0.1 mi
  • Webster Street Playground Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fairing Way Pergola Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fountain Lane Park & Benches: 0.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pine Hills: 1.4 mi
  • Farm Hills: 2.1 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Attractions
  • House Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Herring Run: 3.5 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 5.3 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.3 mi
  • USS Salem: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 39
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 0.5 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 12.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 12.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 9.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 9.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Shea Field 1946 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillNW 304°156 m7.1 mi
Fenno PeakNW 304°151 m7.0 mi
Buck HillWNW 298°151 m7.5 mi
Nahanton HillNW 306°145 m7.0 mi
Kitchamakin HillNW 305°133 m7.0 mi
Hawk HillWNW 299°120 m6.9 mi
Boyce HillWNW 295°115 m7.7 mi
Wampatuck HillNW 312°103 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6369587415

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