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Shea Naval Aviation Museum

Shea Naval Aviation Museum from directly overhead

Shea Naval Aviation Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Vintage South Field Naval Air Station Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 13 miles off.

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Coordinates42.16006, -70.93789

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vintage South Field Naval Air Station Park: 0.3 mi
  • Last Alarm Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fireman Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Dorset Park: 0.5 mi
  • Blair Green Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pine Hills: 1.2 mi
  • Farm Hills: 1.8 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 2.9 mi
Museums
Beaches
Attractions
  • Herring Run: 3.7 mi
  • House Rock: 3.8 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 4.9 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.5 mi
  • USS Salem: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 39
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 1.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.6 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 12.5 mi
  • Oak Lea: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 8.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 8.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillNW 304°156 m7.7 mi
Fenno PeakNW 304°151 m7.6 mi
Buck HillWNW 298°151 m8.0 mi
Nahanton HillNW 306°145 m7.5 mi
Kitchamakin HillNW 305°133 m7.5 mi
Hawk HillWNW 300°120 m7.4 mi
Wampatuck HillNW 312°103 m7.3 mi
Fox HillNW 310°95 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

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.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/198528454

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