Medford Historical Society
Medford Historical Society is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Medford Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Dates from 1630.
Wikidata Q54145, matched on coordinates and name (429 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 10 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Medford Square: 0.1 mi
- Riverside Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Clippership Park: 0.3 mi
- Krystle Campbell Peace Garden: 0.3 mi
- Winthrop Square: 0.3 mi
- Cradock Bridge: 0.1 mi
- Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque: 0.7 mi
- Stephen Edward Conley: 1.4 mi
- The Supreme Sacrifice: 1.4 mi
- Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 1.4 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.0 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 1.6 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Andrew: 1.1 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.3 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 0.9 mi
- The Cannon: 0.9 mi
- Rock spiral: 1.0 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 1.7 mi
- Elfland: 1.7 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Brooks Estate: 1.7 mi
- Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 2.1 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.2 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.0 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 2.1 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 2.3 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.3 mi
- Stone Chimney: 2.7 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Jason Russell House: 2.4 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 2.4 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 2.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.4 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.6 mi
- Short Beach: 6.9 mi
- Crag 1: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 7.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.2 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.6 mi
- Boathouse: 12.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.9 mi
- Rainshed: 12.9 mi
- Boston Light: 13.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 16.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.3 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 1.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 4.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
- Haywardville: 3.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Medford Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | WNW 293° | 110 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 286° | 107 m | 3.3 mi |
| Zion Hill | NW 306° | 107 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 304° | 105 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | W 280° | 95 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NE 36° | 92 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 4° | 91 m | 3.2 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WSW 254° | 91 m | 4.2 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 | 20:26 |
| 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29729240
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