Artwork · Massachusetts
Gateway to the Gardens
Gateway to the Gardens is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the south-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Allston: Then & Now, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
How to reach it
Coordinates42.34991, -71.13048
- 2.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Allston: Then & Now: 0.1 mi
- Relief: 0.1 mi
- The Factory: 0.1 mi
- The Greening of Griggs: 0.2 mi
- Allston Directional: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- School Garden: 0.5 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Judge Sumner Z. Kaplan Park: 0.3 mi
- Coolidge Park: 0.3 mi
- Union Square: 0.4 mi
- Penniman Road Play Area: 0.5 mi
- RIdley Green: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Aerosmith Apartment: 0.3 mi
- Joseph P. Golden Memorial: 0.4 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- Ghost bike - Christopher Weigl: 0.7 mi
- Christopher Weigl: 0.8 mi
Museums
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site: 0.4 mi
- International Paper Museum: 0.7 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 1.4 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 1.7 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Corey Hill: 0.5 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.0 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fisher Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Auburn: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Amory Woods: 0.9 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 1.0 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Friedman Park: 1.5 mi
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- 34: 1.6 mi
- 26: 1.6 mi
- 45: 1.6 mi
- 14: 1.6 mi
- 6: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.6 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 6.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Lower Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 2.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 2.9 mi
- The Alcove: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 3.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.3 mi
- Rainshed: 12.4 mi
- Boston Light: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 3.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Gateway to the Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 211° | 100 m | 2.2 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 252° | 98 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 188° | 94 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | S 187° | 91 m | 2.9 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NW 319° | 91 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 218° | 90 m | 4.0 mi |
| Green Hill | S 182° | 89 m | 3.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SW 231° | 86 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9655352979
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 1 mi
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
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