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Stone Grinding Mill Relic Monument

Stone Grinding Mill Relic Monument from directly overhead

Stone Grinding Mill Relic Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanner Barbara Memorial Bench Garden, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.

Monument made from the Wessagussette Grinding stone mill at the Library with plaque: https://bit.ly/2DQin59

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Stone Grinding Mill Relic of the Wessagusset Tribe of Indians From their old camping grounds near Weymouth Great Pond
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.17464, -70.95081

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Foff Library Front Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fogg Library Rear Park: 0.0 mi
  • Library Parkinglot Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fogg Library Side Park: 0.0 mi
  • Old South Union Church Garden Park: 0.0 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pine Hills: 1.7 mi
  • Farm Hills: 2.3 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 2.9 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 39
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 0.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 9.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 9.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Stone Grinding Mill Relic Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillWNW 300°156 m6.6 mi
Fenno PeakWNW 300°151 m6.5 mi
Buck HillWNW 294°151 m6.9 mi
Nahanton HillWNW 302°145 m6.4 mi
Kitchamakin HillWNW 302°133 m6.4 mi
Tucker HillWNW 291°133 m7.4 mi
Hawk HillWNW 295°120 m6.4 mi
Boyce HillWNW 291°115 m7.2 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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6448894332

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