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Somerville Honor Roll

Somerville Honor Roll from directly overhead

Somerville Honor Roll is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Hill Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

City in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Dates from 1630.

Wikidata Q49199, matched on coordinates and name (193 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38674, -71.09789

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Central Hill Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gilman Square: 0.1 mi
  • Edward L. Leathers Dog Park: 0.2 mi
  • Nunziato Field: 0.3 mi
  • Hoyt-Sullivan Playground: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Central Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Spring Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Winter Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Benedict (historic): 0.9 mi
Gardens: 59
Artworks: 59
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Short Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Revere Beach: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 55
Cliffs: 47
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 5.6 mi
  • Oak Lea: 5.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 7.9 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Somerville Honor Roll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNW107 m5.0 mi
Single Tree HillSSW100 m5.2 mi
Waban HillSW98 m5.1 mi
Mount GilboaWNW95 m5.2 mi
Cairn HillN92 m4.1 mi
Wellington HillWNW91 m4.9 mi
Chestnut HillSW86 m5.1 mi
Arlington Heights HillsWNW85 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12177794323

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