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Boojum Rock

Boojum Rock, a peak in Massachusetts
Boojum Rock, a peak in MassachusettsKarlunun · CC BY-SA 4.0
Boojum Rock, a peak in Massachusetts
Karlunun · CC BY-SA 4.0

Boojum Rock rises to 83 m in Massachusetts. Mount Pisgah stands 105 m to the west, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is 1899 MIT Observatory site, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49014835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
83 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.43970, -71.08345

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 60
  • Nicholas L. Delano Memorial Fountain: 1.0 mi
  • The First Church in Malden: 1.0 mi
  • Firefighter Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • FIrst National Bank of Malden: 1.2 mi
  • Virginia Wood: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Rock spiral: 1.3 mi
  • Mystic Musical Fence: 2.6 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 2.9 mi
  • The Cannon: 2.9 mi
  • LEGO Giraffe: 3.1 mi
Museums
Gardens: 58
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 0.7 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Alex's Place: 2.9 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 3.1 mi
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Revere Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Short Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 7.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 51
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 0.1 mi
  • Stone Chimney: 1.1 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Hikmat home: 2.6 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 21
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.1 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 9.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Rail Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.3 miles of Boojum Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahW105 m4.2 mi
Cairn HillNNW92 m0.4 mi
Bear HillNW91 m2.2 mi
Castle RockNNE87 m3.9 mi
Horn Pond MountainWNW86 m4.1 mi
Winthrop HillNW84 m1.8 mi
Crow HillNNE83 m4.0 mi
Taylor MountainNW81 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273007

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