Veterans Memorial
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Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernard M. Gordon Tribute To Engineering, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Memorial commemorating veterans among Northeastern University students and alumni.
Dates from 2006.
Wikidata Q118001179, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northeastern University
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.5 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 0.5 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 0.8 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 1.0 mi
- Cy Young: 0.1 mi
- 999 Cranes: 0.1 mi
- 100 Years of Solitude: 0.2 mi
- Appeal to the Great Spirit: 0.2 mi
- John Endecott: 0.3 mi
- Frederick Douglass Peace Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bessie Bames Garden: 0.3 mi
- James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Harvest Hope: 0.5 mi
- Tobin Community Center Garden: 0.5 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.3 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 3.9 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.1 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.6 mi
- Krentzman Quadrangle: 0.2 mi
- Huntington-Hemenway Mall: 0.2 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.2 mi
- Carter Playground: 0.2 mi
- Gateway Greenspace: 0.3 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.5 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.9 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 1.0 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 1.5 mi
- Swan Boats: 1.5 mi
- 140 Highland St: 0.9 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.0 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.0 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.2 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.4 mi
- The Alcove: 4.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
- Bernard M. Gordon Tribute To Engineering: 0.0 mi
- Boston Police Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Temple Bell: 0.3 mi
- Newlywed Home of Martin LutherKing Jr. and Coretta Scott King: 0.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.0 mi
- Boathouse: 10.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.2 mi
- Rainshed: 10.2 mi
- Boston Light: 10.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
- Haywardville: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 253° | 100 m | 3.4 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 272° | 98 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 213° | 94 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 231° | 91 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 243° | 90 m | 5.1 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 222° | 89 m | 3.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 263° | 86 m | 3.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 244° | 84 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/220530230
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
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