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Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Porzio Memorial Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated to the memory of every veteran from Jeffries Point who served in our country's conflicts.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.36471, -71.02828

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Joseph Porzio Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Sumner/Lamson Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Brophy Park: 0.3 mi
  • Golden Stairs Terrace: 0.3 mi
  • Rockies Urban Wilds: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Fight the Rise: 0.2 mi
  • Rise: 0.3 mi
  • Ties: 0.6 mi
  • Rising Tides: 0.6 mi
  • Hope and Resistance: 0.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
Peaks
  • Camp Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Bellingham: 1.8 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Admiral's Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Short Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Revere Beach: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 5.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 5.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 5.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 2.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillNNW 332°92 m6.3 mi
Mount WalleySW 235°91 m6.8 mi
Green HillSW 231°89 m6.8 mi
Boojum RockNNW 332°83 m5.9 mi
Fisher HillWSW 247°81 m6.2 mi
Corey HillWSW 254°80 m5.6 mi
Mount HoodN 358°79 m6.0 mi
Pinnacle RockNNW 334°76 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5694015684

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