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Melrose Rock

Melrose Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Melrose Rock rises to 59 m in Massachusetts. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west-southwest, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
59 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.44756, -71.07627

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lincoln Park: 0.4 mi
  • Patchell Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Holy Child Park: 0.6 mi
  • Gooch Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pine Banks Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 0.6 mi
  • Stone Chimney: 0.8 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Hikmat home: 2.9 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Virginia Wood: 0.9 mi
  • Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 0.9 mi
  • Firefighter Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Nicholas L. Delano Memorial Fountain: 1.4 mi
  • The First Church in Malden: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 1.3 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Alex's Place: 3.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • Rock spiral: 1.9 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 2.7 mi
  • Mystic Musical Fence: 3.2 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 3.6 mi
  • The Cannon: 3.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 9.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Rail Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 6.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillWSW 252°92 m0.5 mi
Bear HillNW 309°91 m2.0 mi
Castle RockNNE 30°87.2 m3.3 mi
Horn Pond MountainWNW 282°86 m4.3 mi
Winthrop HillWNW 299°84 m1.8 mi
Boojum RockSW 214°83 m0.7 mi
Crow HillNNE 31°82.9 m3.4 mi
Taylor MountainWNW 299°81 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
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/358273042

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