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Phillips School

Phillips School from directly overhead

Phillips School is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Louisburg Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

School in Massachusetts, US

Dates from 1825.

Wikidata Q14715815, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
16 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35896, -71.06786

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Short Beach: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.7 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Phillips School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 240°100 m5.0 mi
Waban HillWSW 256°98 m5.6 mi
Mount WalleySW 226°91 m5.0 mi
Green HillSW 220°89 m5.1 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 248°86 m5.2 mi
Boojum RockN 352°83 m5.6 mi
Fisher HillWSW 241°81 m4.2 mi
Corey HillWSW 251°80 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358277133

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