Artwork · Massachusetts
Digital DNA
Digital DNA is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Interconnected, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- plastic
How to reach it
Coordinates42.36389, -71.12372
- 3.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Interconnected: 0.1 mi
- Each and None: 0.2 mi
- WE ALL: 0.2 mi
- Big Heart Energy: 0.2 mi
- Quest Eternal: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Burden Park: 0.1 mi
- Peterson Park: 0.2 mi
- Baker Lawn: 0.2 mi
- The Grove: 0.3 mi
- Raymond V. Mellone Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Ghost Bike Memorial - Marcia Diehl: 0.6 mi
- The Harvard Lampoon Castle: 0.6 mi
- Michael A. Sullivan Square: 0.7 mi
- Ghost Bike - Darryl Willis: 0.7 mi
- Norman Tubman Square: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Harvard Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 0.7 mi
- Wallach Garden: 0.8 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 0.7 mi
- 34: 1.7 mi
- 26: 1.7 mi
- 45: 1.7 mi
- 14: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Fogg Museum: 0.8 mi
- Harvard Art Museums: 0.9 mi
- Busch-Reisinger Museum: 0.9 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 0.9 mi
- The Collection Of Historical Scientific Instruments: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Dana Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Auburn: 1.1 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.2 mi
- Corey Hill: 1.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Amory Woods: 1.3 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 1.9 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.2 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.6 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.3 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Temple Overhangs: 3.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 3.7 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 4.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.2 mi
- Rainshed: 12.2 mi
- Boston Light: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 2.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Digital DNA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NNW 332° | 107 m | 5.4 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 207° | 100 m | 3.2 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 237° | 98 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 326° | 95 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Walley | S 190° | 91 m | 3.9 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NW 308° | 91 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 214° | 90 m | 5.0 mi |
| Green Hill | S 186° | 89 m | 4.2 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 | 16:16 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13099180012
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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