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Thomas McGuiness Memorial

Thomas McGuiness Memorial from directly overhead

Thomas McGuiness Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Needham 9/11 Tree of Life, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF Thomas F. McGuiness, JR PILOT A A FIGHT 11 9/8/59 - 9/11/01
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.28725, -71.23473

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Thorpe Park: 0.4 mi
  • Needham Heights Common: 0.4 mi
  • Greene's Field: 0.4 mi
  • Town Hall Common: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 57
  • Wildflower Patch: 1.5 mi
  • Bob's Island: 2.7 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Trial Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Shade Garden: 3.7 mi
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
  • North Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 3.8 mi
  • South Beach: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 56
Nature reserves
Attractions: 45
  • Martini Junction: 1.4 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 2.6 mi
  • Piccadilly Square Chair: 3.6 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.8 mi
  • Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 42
  • The Alcove: 4.0 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.0 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.0 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 10: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Thomas McGuiness Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillSSW137 m5.1 mi
Cedar HillSSW134 m5.4 mi
Pegan HillSW125 m4.3 mi
Strawberry HillSSW114 m3.7 mi
Powissett PeakSSW112 m4.1 mi
Noanet PeakSSW110 m3.9 mi
Doublet HillNNW108 m4.7 mi
Nimrod's RockS105 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6882089595

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