- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 6.1 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 4.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3555, -71.0698
Make Way For Ducklings is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lack, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
- Built
- 1987-10-04
- Height
- 0.95 m
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- This sculpture has been placed here as a tribute to Robert McCloskey whose story "Make Way for Ducklings" has made the Boston Public Garden familiar to children throughout the world 1987
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Make Way For Ducklings. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 242° | 100 m | 4.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 258° | 98 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 227° | 91 m | 4.8 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 221° | 89 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 250° | 86 m | 5.0 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 353° | 83 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 244° | 81 m | 4.0 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 255° | 80 m | 3.4 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.1 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.1 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.1 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Royal Navy Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Ether Monument: 0.1 mi
- Swan Boat Landing: 0.1 mi
- George Robert White Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Founders Memorial: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Boston Public Garden: 0.1 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.3 mi
- Statler Park: 0.3 mi
- Ashburton Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.1 mi
- Gibson House: 0.2 mi
- Phillips School: 0.3 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of African American History: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Tom White's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.6 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.3 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.0 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.3 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.3 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.4 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Pererea Point: 4.3 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.3 mi
- Moon Head: 5.4 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.3 mi
- Rainshed: 9.4 mi
- Boston Light: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 0.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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