United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum
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United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Salem, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS Salem (CA-139), a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945. The museum was established in 1993, in response to efforts by local officials and volunteers to revive the shipyard area after operations at Fore River ended in 1986. Several exhibits are on board Salem relating to United States naval history and shipbuilding. Before being moved to a different pier, the museum featured dockside fixtures and a miniature golf course.
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Dates from 1993-01-07.
Wikidata Q14715894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- USS Salem: 0.0 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 1.6 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 1.6 mi
- United First Parish Church: 1.7 mi
- House Rock: 2.3 mi
- Joy Hanlon and Malcolm MacNeil Soccer Fields: 0.3 mi
- Whiton Park: 0.3 mi
- Lovells Grove Park: 0.4 mi
- Avalon Beach: 0.4 mi
- King's Cove Park: 0.5 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 0.7 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 0.9 mi
- Smith Beach: 1.0 mi
- Back Beach: 1.2 mi
- Rhoda Beach: 1.4 mi
- Wyman Hill: 0.8 mi
- Penns Hill: 1.3 mi
- King Oak Hill: 1.9 mi
- Presidents Hill: 2.0 mi
- Whites Hill: 2.0 mi
- Eaton's Pond Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Pratts Meadow: 1.6 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Street Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.2 mi
- Military Monument: 1.2 mi
- Abagail Adams Cairn: 1.4 mi
- The Gazing Ball: 1.8 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 1.9 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 2.1 mi
- Josiah Quincy House: 3.0 mi
- Bare Cove Fire Museum: 3.1 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Horticulturale Community Garden Set: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Garden: 4.8 mi
- John Hancock: 1.7 mi
- Abigail Adams: 1.7 mi
- John Adams: 1.8 mi
- Constitution Common: 2.1 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 4.9 mi
- Rose Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 2.5 mi
- Nut Island: 2.7 mi
- N Wall: 3.2 mi
- M Wall: 3.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.4 mi
- Boathouse: 7.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.2 mi
- Boston Light: 7.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 5.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.0 mi
- Haywardville: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | WSW 253° | 156 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WSW 255° | 155 m | 6.5 mi |
| Fenno Peak | WSW 253° | 151 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 250° | 151 m | 5.6 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | WSW 254° | 145 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | WSW 253° | 133 m | 4.6 mi |
| Tucker Hill | WSW 251° | 133 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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