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Collective Ascension

Collective Ascension from directly overhead

Collective Ascension is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Common at CX, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

Placard installed at the POI which states: "Collective Ascension, 2023. Site-specific mural. In Winter 2023, DivcoWest, developers of the Cambridge Crossing (CX) neighborhood, challenged the local creative community to..."

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37197, -71.07184

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • The Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Bergstrom Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Fish Family Terrace: 0.9 mi
  • Gruber Family Courtyard: 1.0 mi
  • Charlestown Sprouts Garden: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Breeds Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Benedict (historic): 1.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Revere Beach: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 4.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.6 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Collective Ascension. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillSW 231°100 m5.3 mi
Waban HillWSW 247°98 m5.7 mi
Cairn HillN 352°92 m5.1 mi
Mount WalleySW 217°91 m5.5 mi
Green HillSSW 213°89 m5.7 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 238°86 m5.4 mi
Boojum RockN 353°83 m4.7 mi
Fisher HillSW 230°81 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11218498487

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