- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 5.3 miles
- Turkey Hill107 m · 4.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3789, -71.1136
Bessie is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 6 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Semitic Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
- Built
- 1930
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Bessie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NW 321° | 107 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 330° | 105 m | 5.3 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 207° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 229° | 98 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 314° | 95 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 17° | 92 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 292° | 91 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 194° | 91 m | 5.0 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 3.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 24.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
Artworks
- Mesoamerican Stele: 0.1 mi
- Night Wall I: 0.2 mi
- Judgement: 0.2 mi
- Compare The Shells: 0.3 mi
- Statue Of David: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Adolphus Busch Hall Garden: 0.1 mi
- Wallach Garden: 0.5 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Shady Hill Square: 0.2 mi
- Sacramento Field: 0.3 mi
- Flagstaff Park: 0.4 mi
- Dawes Island Park: 0.4 mi
- West Conway Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- May Sarton: 0.3 mi
- Patricia Keough Memorial: 0.4 mi
- John Harvard Statue: 0.4 mi
- Statue of John Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Ghost Bike - Jean Leonard: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 0.5 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.0 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 2.1 mi
- Citgo Sign: 2.2 mi
- 34: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Dana Hill: 0.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.7 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.7 mi
- Central Hill: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.7 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.7 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.8 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.8 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 5.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 6.7 mi
- Short Beach: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Crag 1: 4.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 4.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 5.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.2 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.9 mi
- Rainshed: 11.9 mi
- Boston Light: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 2.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| 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
- Cambridge · 0 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
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