Park · Massachusetts
Bell Rock Memorial Park
Bell Rock Memorial Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the north-northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is MacArthur Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1910
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Malden
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.42019, -71.06754
- 4.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Eagle Rock · 23 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- MacArthur Park: 0.1 mi
- Ken Mazonson Court: 0.2 mi
- Green St Field: 0.2 mi
- Louis Newman Park: 0.4 mi
- FitzGerald Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Belmont Hill: 0.2 mi
- Waitt's Mount: 0.9 mi
- Mount Andrew: 1.2 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 1.4 mi
- Boojum Rock: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- FIrst National Bank of Malden: 0.4 mi
- Saint Josephs Church Plaque: 0.5 mi
- The First Church in Malden: 0.5 mi
- Nicholas L. Delano Memorial Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Staff Sergeant Herman Arthur Day: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 1.1 mi
- Anita's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Chelsea Community Garden: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Hikmat home: 1.0 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 1.7 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 2.6 mi
- Stone Chimney: 2.6 mi
- Cycleboat Boston: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Mystic Musical Fence: 1.7 mi
- Torus: 1.8 mi
- Paula: 1.8 mi
- LEGO Giraffe: 1.8 mi
- Rock spiral: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Maple Terrace Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.0 mi
- Swains Pond Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Swains Pond Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Dexter Road Open Space: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Bellingham-Cary House: 2.5 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 3.0 mi
- The Battle of Bunker Hill Museum: 3.1 mi
- Boston Marine Society Museum: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Revere Beach: 4.2 mi
- Revere Beach: 4.3 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.5 mi
- Short Beach: 4.8 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 51
- Crag 1: 1.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Winthrop Head: 6.2 mi
- The Cellar: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Boathouse: 11.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.1 mi
- Rainshed: 11.1 mi
- Boston Light: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 1.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.6 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 3.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Bell Rock Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | NNW 332° | 92 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 327° | 91 m | 3.8 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | NW 324° | 84 m | 3.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 329° | 83 m | 1.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NW 324° | 81 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Hood | NE 39° | 79 m | 2.8 mi |
| Whip Hill | NNW 342° | 79 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NNW 337° | 76 m | 1.4 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 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 5 mi away.
- Mallard349 obs
- Canada Goose316 obs
- American Robin262 obs
- Eastern Cottontail221 obs
- Mute Swan205 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel186 obs
- garlic mustard174 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee160 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29870469
Day trips start here
- Malden · 0 mi
- Everett · 2 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 3 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 3 mi
- Revere · 3 mi
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