- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 5.5 miles
- Turkey Hill107 m · 5.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway3.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3636, -71.1334
Allumination is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 4 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Faces of Allston, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
- Built
- 2017
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Allumination. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NNW 337° | 107 m | 5.2 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 199° | 100 m | 3.0 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 231° | 98 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NNW 330° | 95 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | S 183° | 91 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NW 312° | 91 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SSW 209° | 90 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Hill | S 179° | 89 m | 4.2 mi |
- 3.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 3.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 25.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Faces of Allston: 0.0 mi
- Saya Patri: 0.0 mi
- A Composition of Moments: 0.0 mi
- ROCK CITY: 0.0 mi
- Allston, I really love you!: 0.0 mi
Parks
- The Grove: 0.2 mi
- James F. Collins Square: 0.3 mi
- Rena Park: 0.3 mi
- Raymond V. Mellone Park: 0.4 mi
- Hooker Street Playground: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wallach Garden: 1.0 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Auburn: 0.7 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 0.7 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.3 mi
- Corey Hill: 1.5 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph P. Golden Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Memorial: 0.8 mi
- The Sphinx: 0.9 mi
- The Harvard Lampoon Castle: 1.0 mi
- Ghost Bike - Darryl Willis: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 1.0 mi
- 34: 2.1 mi
- 26: 2.1 mi
- 45: 2.1 mi
- 14: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Fogg Museum: 1.2 mi
- Busch-Reisinger Museum: 1.2 mi
- Harvard Art Museums: 1.2 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- The Collection Of Historical Scientific Instruments: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Amory Woods: 1.5 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 1.6 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 2.0 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.3 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Lunch Wall: 3.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 4.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.6 mi
- Rainshed: 12.7 mi
- Boston Light: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 3.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
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