Artwork · Massachusetts
Balloons
Balloons is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Library in Copley Square, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-06-21
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.34931, -71.07951
- 0.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Central Library in Copley Square: 0.0 mi
- Boston Marathon Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Boston Marathon Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Kahil Gibran Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Samuel Eliot Morison: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.1 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.4 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.6 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.6 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- Bacchante and Infant Faun: 0.1 mi
- Art: 0.1 mi
- Science: 0.1 mi
- Passages: 0.1 mi
- Strolling Scissors: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Sitting Grove: 0.1 mi
- Copley Square: 0.2 mi
- Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.3 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.3 mi
- Frieda Garcia Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.2 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.3 mi
- Gibson House: 0.5 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.8 mi
- Phillips School: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.3 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dartmouth Garden: 0.5 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.8 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.7 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.7 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.8 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.2 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Pererea Point: 4.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.1 mi
- The Alcove: 5.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.8 mi
- Rainshed: 9.8 mi
- Boston Light: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Balloons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 244° | 100 m | 4.1 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 262° | 98 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 226° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 239° | 90 m | 5.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 220° | 89 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 253° | 86 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 246° | 81 m | 3.4 mi |
| Corey Hill | W 260° | 80 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7802412003
Day trips start here
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
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