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USS Constitution

USS Constitution from directly overhead

USS Constitution is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul Revere’s Landing, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

1797 heavy frigate of the United States Navy, oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat

Wikidata Q944436, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1797
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.37244, -71.05656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Nautica Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mt. Vernon Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Shipyard Park: 0.2 mi
  • Charlestown Navy Yard: 0.2 mi
  • Winthrop Square: 0.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Peaks
  • Breeds Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Admiral's Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Revere Beach: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 4.9 mi
  • Oak Lea: 5.0 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 5.1 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.4 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of USS Constitution. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillSW 235°100 m6.0 mi
Cairn HillNNW 343°92 m5.2 mi
Mount WalleySW 223°91 m6.1 mi
Boojum RockNNW 344°83 m4.8 mi
Fisher HillSW 235°81 m5.2 mi
Corey HillWSW 242°80 m4.5 mi
Mount HoodNNE 13°79 m5.6 mi
Pinnacle RockNNW 347°76 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000789OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — U.S.S. CONSTITUTION, reference 66000789, listed 10/15/66.

OpenStreetMap element way/166151194

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