- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 5.7 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 3.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3591, -71.0940
Alchemist is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bexley Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
- Built
- 2010
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Alchemist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 230° | 100 m | 3.9 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 252° | 98 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 212° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 207° | 89 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 241° | 86 m | 4.0 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 6° | 83 m | 5.6 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 229° | 81 m | 3.1 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 240° | 80 m | 2.3 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 4.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bexley Garden: 0.0 mi
- Briggs Field: 0.3 mi
- Landsdowne Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
- Grand Junction Park: 0.4 mi
- University Park East Walkway: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Loohooloo (Stella Room): 0.0 mi
- Three-piece reclining figure, draped: 0.1 mi
- Guennette: 0.2 mi
- Bars of color within squares: 0.2 mi
- Banana Lounge: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 0.3 mi
- MIT Museum: 0.4 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 0.8 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- President's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Julie Fassett Garden: 0.1 mi
- Steinbrenner Garden: 0.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
- Stata Center Swale: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
- Citgo Sign: 0.7 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.8 mi
- 34: 0.9 mi
- 26: 0.9 mi
- 45: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Dana Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.4 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
- Copps Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.3 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.2 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Lower Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.8 mi
- The Alcove: 4.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 3.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.6 mi
- Rainshed: 10.6 mi
- Boston Light: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 1.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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