- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 5.4 miles
- Turkey Hill107 m · 4.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway2.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3758, -71.1171
Compare The Shells 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 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
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 |
- 2.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 3.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 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
Museums
- 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
Historic sites
- 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
Parks
- 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
Artworks
- 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
Gardens
- 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
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 0.2 mi
- Citgo Sign: 2.1 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.2 mi
- 34: 2.2 mi
- 26: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- 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
Nature reserves
- 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
Beaches
- 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
Cliffs: 49
- 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
Picnic sites: 24
- 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
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.0 mi
- Rainshed: 12.0 mi
- Boston Light: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- 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
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.2 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
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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