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William E. 'Bill' Taylor Jr. Memorial

William E. 'Bill' Taylor Jr. Memorial from directly overhead

William E. 'Bill' Taylor Jr. Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Plain Improvement Association Memorial Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
In Recognition of William E. 'Bill' Taylor Jr. Memorial 1944-2017
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.15908, -70.95931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pond Plain Improvement Association Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Great Pond Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
  • Negus Park: 0.3 mi
  • Brookfield Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Brookfield Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pine Hills: 2.2 mi
  • Farm Hills: 2.9 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 56
Beaches
Attractions: 51
  • House Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Herring Run: 4.1 mi
  • Pastoral Center: 5.6 mi
  • USS Salem: 5.8 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 45
Historic sites: 32
Picnic sites: 22
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 1.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.9 mi
  • Oak Lea: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.1 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of William E. 'Bill' Taylor Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillNW156 m6.8 mi
Hancock HillWNW155 m8.1 mi
Fenno PeakNW151 m6.7 mi
Buck HillWNW151 m7.1 mi
Nahanton HillNW145 m6.7 mi
Kitchamakin HillNW133 m6.7 mi
Tucker HillWNW133 m7.5 mi
Houghton HillWNW129 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:16

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/8082879591

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