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WALTER C. HURD MEMORIAL

WALTER C. HURD MEMORIAL from directly overhead

WALTER C. HURD MEMORIAL is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildlife Habitat Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
WALTER C. HURD MEMORIAL FIELD DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF WALTER G. HURD 1915 - 1944 DEDICATED AUGUST 7. 1970
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Coordinates42.42611, -71.18851

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Alex's Place: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Rindge Park: 0.3 mi
  • Locke School Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Hibbert Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Florence Field: 0.5 mi
  • McClennen Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Baby Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Revere Beach: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
  • Bloody Bluff: 4.2 mi
  • Crag 1: 5.7 mi
  • Lookout Cliff: 6.5 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 4.2 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 4.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of WALTER C. HURD MEMORIAL. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSW 232°135 m4.2 mi
Little ProspectSW 230°133 m4.4 mi
Whipple HillNNE 13°110 m1.1 mi
Loring HillWNW 290°109 m2.6 mi
Granny HillNW 318°108 m2.4 mi
Turkey HillENE 61°107 m0.9 mi
Zion HillNNE 13°107 m2.1 mi
Mount PisgahNE 42°105 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12849619190

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