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Elevation, modelled
3 m
Tallest summit within 5.1 miles
Whipple Hill110 m · 3.6 mi
Nearest byway
Battle Road Scenic Byway0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
42.3978, -71.1469
Boston from directly overhead

Boston is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 3 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the north-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Thorndike Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Boston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillNNW 329°110 m3.6 mi
Turkey HillNNW 331°107 m2.7 mi
Zion HillNNW 337°107 m4.3 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 344°105 m3.4 mi
Mount IndependenceNW 304°101 m4.0 mi
Waban HillSSW 199°98 m4.3 mi
Mount GilboaNW 319°95 m2.8 mi
Cairn HillNE 43°92 m4.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 24
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 7 mi away.

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