Soldier and Sailors Monument
Soldier and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Macy House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 30 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Park in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q49562921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
How to reach it
- 29.9 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
132 named places within 25 miles
- Town Dock: 0.5 mi
- Grove Lane: 0.8 mi
- North Beach Street: 0.8 mi
- The Creeks: 0.9 mi
- Hummock Pond: 1.1 mi
- South Beach: 0.5 mi
- Childrens Beach: 0.6 mi
- Clean Shore: 0.6 mi
- Jetties Beach: 1.0 mi
- Monomoy Beach: 1.0 mi
- Thomas Macy House: 0.0 mi
- Fire Hose Cart House: 0.1 mi
- Historic Mitchell House: 0.1 mi
- Maria Mitchell Natural Science Museum: 0.1 mi
- Hadwen House: 0.1 mi
- Greater Light Garden: 0.1 mi
- Mill Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Dead Horse Valley: 0.3 mi
- Lilly Pond: 0.3 mi
- Coffin Park: 0.6 mi
- Popsquatchet Hills: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.6 mi
- Swain Hill: 2.0 mi
- Trots Hills: 2.4 mi
- Fudge Hill: 2.4 mi
- Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain: 1.1 mi
- Sankaty Head Light: 7.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Dwelling: 7.2 mi
- cannon: 22.3 mi
- ship's anchor: 22.5 mi
- Nantucket Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- Squam Head: 6.5 mi
- Sankaty Head: 7.2 mi
- Wasque Point: 18.7 mi
- Hadwen House Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 0.5 mi
- First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb: 0.4 mi
- Big Bridge: 24.9 mi
- Brant Point Light: 0.9 mi
- Whale Tail: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldier and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folger Hill | E 90° | 33 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sampson Hill | WNW 289° | 28 m | 20.8 mi |
| Shawkemo Hills | E 87° | 26 m | 3.0 mi |
| Sauls Hills | E 91° | 23 m | 5.0 mi |
| Popsquatchet Hills | WSW 244° | 22 m | 0.5 mi |
| Washaqua Hill | WNW 287° | 22 m | 20.0 mi |
| Macys Hill | E 89° | 19 m | 4.1 mi |
| Fudge Hill | E 81° | 18 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:31 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358279635
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