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Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic

Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic from directly overhead

Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Marblehead Police Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Marblehead

How to reach it

Coordinates42.50531, -70.84964

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Crocker Park: 0.2 mi
  • Washington Square: 0.3 mi
  • Reynolds Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain Park: 0.4 mi
Beaches
  • Fort Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Gas House Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Gas House Basin: 0.6 mi
  • Grace Oliver Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Garmet Beach: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Burial Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Coddon Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Legg Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Ledge Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Salem Community Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Community Gardens: 7.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.5 mi
Attractions
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 18.2 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 18.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 18.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Rail Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillW 261°87 m7.0 mi
Mount GileadW 262°77 m7.4 mi
Mount HermonW 265°76 m6.6 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 259°74 m7.7 mi
Weetamoo CliffW 267°68 m7.5 mi
Fuller HillW 261°68 m7.8 mi
Prospect HillW 267°63 m6.1 mi
Mount SpickettW 265°62 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3378157540

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