Wakefield History Museum
Wakefield History Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Dates from 1847.
Wikidata Q7986980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Eagle Rock · 21 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 0.3 mi
- Floral Way: 0.4 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Virginia Wood: 3.4 mi
- Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 3.5 mi
- Moulton Field: 0.5 mi
- Upper Common: 0.5 mi
- Hiker Monument and Rockery: 0.5 mi
- A.P. Rounds Playground: 1.0 mi
- Joseph C. Cerrone Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Cowdry Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 0.8 mi
- Farm Hill: 1.1 mi
- Harts Hill: 1.3 mi
- Greenwood Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mill River Floodplain: 1.1 mi
- Old Town Wells: 1.3 mi
- Pinevale: 1.4 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 1.4 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 1.5 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 2.6 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.6 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.9 mi
- Stone Chimney: 3.5 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 4.1 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 4.5 mi
- Steel Tower: 4.7 mi
- Echo Rock: 4.9 mi
- Baldwin Green: 3.9 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 4.7 mi
- Rock spiral: 5.2 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 7.1 mi
- The Cannon: 7.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 5.2 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Alex's Place: 7.1 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 4.7 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 5.8 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 6.1 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 7.2 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Skull Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Crag 1: 4.6 mi
- The Cellar: 5.0 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 5.4 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 11.9 mi
- Boathouse: 15.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.7 mi
- Rainshed: 15.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.7 mi
- Boston Light: 15.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 10.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.6 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.6 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.9 mi
- Newbury Falls: 18.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.5 mi
- Haywardville: 2.9 mi
- Dogtown: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Wakefield History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | S 182° | 92 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 204° | 91 m | 3.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | ESE 122° | 87.2 m | 2.3 mi |
| Burrill Hill | ESE 102° | 87 m | 5.1 mi |
| Horn Pond Mountain | SW 231° | 86 m | 5.0 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | SSW 201° | 84 m | 3.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | S 181° | 83 m | 4.6 mi |
| Crow Hill | ESE 119° | 82.9 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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