Compare The Shells
Compare The Shells is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Collection Of Historical Scientific Instruments, a museum 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
Turtle picture on the floor
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 3.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.6 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
- The Collection Of Historical Scientific Instruments: 0.1 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Busch-Reisinger Museum: 0.2 mi
- Harvard Geological and Mineral Museum: 0.2 mi
- Fogg Museum: 0.2 mi
- John Harvard Statue: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Charles Sumner: 0.1 mi
- Irish Famine Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.2 mi
- Ghost Bike - Darryl Willis: 0.2 mi
- Flagstaff Park: 0.1 mi
- Dawes Island Park: 0.1 mi
- Cambridge Common: 0.2 mi
- Brattle Square: 0.3 mi
- Winthrop Park: 0.3 mi
- Statue Of David: 0.1 mi
- Harvard Bixi: 0.2 mi
- Night Wall I: 0.2 mi
- Mesoamerican Stele: 0.2 mi
- Large Four Piece Reclining Figure: 0.2 mi
- Adolphus Busch Hall Garden: 0.2 mi
- Wallach Garden: 0.3 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 0.6 mi
- Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Harvard Square: 0.2 mi
- Citgo Sign: 2.1 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.2 mi
- 34: 2.2 mi
- 26: 2.2 mi
- Dana Hill: 0.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.9 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.0 mi
- Central Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.7 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.8 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.8 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.0 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.7 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.9 mi
- Corinha Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lunch Wall: 4.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.0 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.1 mi
- Boathouse: 12.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.0 mi
- Rainshed: 12.0 mi
- Boston Light: 12.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 2.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 4.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.8 mi
- Haywardville: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Compare The Shells. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NW 324° | 107 m | 4.8 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 206° | 100 m | 4.1 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 229° | 98 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 317° | 95 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 18° | 92 m | 5.1 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 296° | 91 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 193° | 91 m | 4.8 mi |
| Green Hill | S 189° | 89 m | 5.1 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13057225763
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 0 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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