Vietnam War Memorial
Vietnam War Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Korean War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Vietnam, 1962-1975
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 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
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.4 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 0.7 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 0.7 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 0.8 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Corey Hill: 2.0 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 2.1 mi
- James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Frederick Douglass Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bessie Bames Garden: 0.6 mi
- Tobin Community Center Garden: 0.7 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.8 mi
- John Endecott: 0.1 mi
- Appeal to the Great Spirit: 0.2 mi
- Teammates: 0.3 mi
- Yaz: 0.3 mi
- Ted Williams: 0.3 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.7 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.0 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
- Forsythe Park: 0.1 mi
- Huntington-Hemenway Mall: 0.2 mi
- Krentzman Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
- Gateway Greenspace: 0.4 mi
- Harry Ellis Dickson Park: 0.4 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.0 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.1 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.2 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.2 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.4 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.5 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.9 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 1.4 mi
- Swan Boats: 1.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.3 mi
- The Alcove: 4.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Japanese Temple Bell: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.7 mi
- Boathouse: 10.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.4 mi
- Rainshed: 10.4 mi
- Boston Light: 10.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
- Haywardville: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Vietnam War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 246° | 100 m | 3.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 267° | 98 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 209° | 94 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 224° | 91 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 239° | 90 m | 5.0 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 216° | 89 m | 3.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 257° | 86 m | 3.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 240° | 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 node/5284944295
Day trips start here
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 0 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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