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First Corps of Cadets Museum

First Corps of Cadets Museum, a museum in Massachusetts
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First Corps of Cadets Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Samuel Eliot Morison, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

Dates from 1885.

Wikidata Q132565321, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35124, -71.08218

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.1 mi
  • Sitting Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Copley Square: 0.3 mi
  • Belvidere/Dalton Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Parker Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Dana Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Pererea Point: 4.7 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.0 mi
  • The Alcove: 5.1 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of First Corps of Cadets Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 242°100 m4.1 mi
Waban HillW 260°98 m4.8 mi
Mount WalleySW 224°91 m4.1 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 237°90 m5.9 mi
Green HillSW 218°89 m4.2 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 251°86 m4.3 mi
Fisher HillWSW 243°81 m3.3 mi
Corey HillWSW 257°80 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367781345

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