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Veteran Memorial Plaque

Veteran Memorial Plaque from directly overhead

Veteran Memorial Plaque is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is 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
Veteran Name
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.16445, -70.94627

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Artworks
Museums
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
Gardens: 56
Beaches
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
  • House Rock: 3.5 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
Historic sites: 32
Picnic sites: 22
  • 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: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 21.5 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 7.9 miles of Veteran Memorial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillNW156 m7.1 mi
Fenno PeakNW151 m7.0 mi
Buck HillWNW151 m7.5 mi
Nahanton HillNW145 m7.0 mi
Kitchamakin HillNW133 m7.0 mi
Tucker HillWNW133 m7.9 mi
Hawk HillWNW120 m6.9 mi
Boyce HillWNW115 m7.7 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/6369607829

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