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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 53 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Plaque Bench, 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 Memorial Plaque
Getting there

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Coordinates42.16441, -70.94654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pine Hills: 1.5 mi
  • Farm Hills: 2.1 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Attractions
  • 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
Picnic sites: 39
  • 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: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 9.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 9.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.2 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 7.7 miles of Veteran Memorial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillNW 304°156 m7.1 mi
Fenno PeakNW 304°151 m7.0 mi
Buck HillWNW 298°151 m7.4 mi
Nahanton HillNW 306°145 m7.0 mi
Kitchamakin HillNW 306°133 m7.0 mi
Hawk HillWNW 299°120 m6.9 mi
Boyce HillWNW 295°115 m7.7 mi
Wampatuck HillNW 312°103 m6.7 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/6369611578

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