- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 5.6 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3642, -71.0785
Athena is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 1 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Binney Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Athena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 233° | 100 m | 4.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 251° | 98 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 218° | 91 m | 4.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 213° | 89 m | 5.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 242° | 86 m | 4.9 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 357° | 83 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 233° | 81 m | 3.9 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 242° | 80 m | 3.2 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 4.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Binney Street Park: 0.0 mi
- Charles Park: 0.1 mi
- Front Park: 0.1 mi
- Cambridge Parkway: 0.1 mi
- Charles Park: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.2 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.3 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 0.5 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 0.5 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- Nerve Center: 0.2 mi
- Figure decoupée: 0.3 mi
- Ring Stone: 0.3 mi
- Pythagoras: 0.4 mi
- Tribute to the Washburns: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Ed Walsh's Way: 0.2 mi
- Charles Eliot Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Ghost bike - Meng Jin: 0.4 mi
- U.S. Army Cannon: 0.5 mi
- Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Bergstrom Garden: 0.3 mi
- Fish Family Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Gruber Family Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- Building 76 East Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Stata Center Swale: 0.6 mi
Museums
- MIT Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Science: 0.4 mi
- Russell Museum of Medical History and Innovation: 0.5 mi
- Ether Dome: 0.5 mi
- Phillips School: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 0.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.9 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.1 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.1 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.6 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.3 mi
- Short Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Pererea Point: 5.0 mi
- Crag 1: 5.2 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 4.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.9 mi
- Rainshed: 9.9 mi
- Boston Light: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 0.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.9 mi
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| 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 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
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