- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 6.5 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 6.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3686, -71.0420
Islands is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 0 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pillar, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
Representing the original 5 islands of East Boston, the bottom of each part represents the natural formations of each island while the top represents the manufactured formations after the water was filled.
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Islands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 241° | 100 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNW 337° | 92 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 230° | 91 m | 6.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 226° | 89 m | 6.5 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 337° | 83 m | 5.3 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 242° | 81 m | 5.7 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 249° | 80 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Hood | N 5° | 79 m | 5.8 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 6.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 22.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pillar: 0.1 mi
- Rising Tides: 0.2 mi
- Ties: 0.3 mi
- Hope and Resistance: 0.5 mi
- Rise: 0.5 mi
- Commemorative Relief of Noodle Island: 0.1 mi
- LoPresti Park: 0.1 mi
- Joseph F. Fiandaca: 0.2 mi
- East Boston Vietnam Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Lewis Street Mall: 0.1 mi
- Lo Presti Park: 0.1 mi
- Albert "Junior" Lombardi Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Detective Walter E. Malone Square: 0.2 mi
- London Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Mary Ellen Welch Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Eastie Farm: 0.3 mi
- Joseph Ciampa Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Albert 'Junior' Lombardi Garden: 0.5 mi
- 6 Chelsea Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 0.5 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.4 mi
- Admiral's Hill: 1.4 mi
- Maritime Museum at Battery Wharf: 0.5 mi
- ICA Watershed: 0.6 mi
- USS Cassin Young: 0.7 mi
- Paul Revere House: 0.7 mi
- Pierce/Hichborn House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Cycleboat Boston: 0.5 mi
- All Saints Way: 0.6 mi
- Capt. Jackson’s Historic Chocolate Shop: 0.7 mi
- Waterboat Duck House: 0.7 mi
- Skinny House: 0.7 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.1 mi
- Short Beach: 3.5 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 3.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 4.3 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 3.5 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 3.8 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Amory Woods: 3.9 mi
- 140 Highland St: 4.0 mi
- Winthrop Head: 3.8 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.0 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Long Island Head: 5.1 mi
- Moon Head: 5.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.9 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Boathouse: 8.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.2 mi
- Rainshed: 8.2 mi
- Boston Light: 8.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.8 mi
- Haywardville: 7.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Boston/East Boston · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
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