Mystic Musical Fence
Mystic Musical Fence is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Torbert Macdonald State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
This public art project features two rows of 90 upright aluminum chimes that can be played like musical instruments.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Torbert Macdonald State Park: 0.2 mi
- Grimmons Park: 0.3 mi
- Prescott Park: 0.6 mi
- Columbus Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Foss Park: 0.7 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.7 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.7 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.7 mi
- Brooks Estate: 3.4 mi
- President Obama Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Paul Revere Park: 0.7 mi
- Somerville Honor Roll: 1.1 mi
- George Dilboy: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill Tower: 1.4 mi
- Winter Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 1.1 mi
- Central Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.4 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 2.1 mi
- Semitic Museum: 2.1 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 2.1 mi
- Community Growing Center: 1.4 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 1.4 mi
- Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.6 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Hikmat home: 1.7 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.3 mi
- Harvard Square: 2.5 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 2.5 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.6 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.3 mi
- Short Beach: 5.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.8 mi
- Crag 1: 2.7 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Winthrop Head: 6.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 6.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 6.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.8 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.4 mi
- Boathouse: 11.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.3 mi
- Rainshed: 11.3 mi
- Boston Light: 11.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 2.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 3.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Haywardville: 4.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Mystic Musical Fence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | WNW 296° | 107 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 308° | 105 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 2° | 92 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 348° | 91 m | 4.6 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | NNW 347° | 84 m | 4.1 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 5° | 83 m | 2.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NNW 347° | 81 m | 4.2 mi |
| Corey Hill | SSW 210° | 80 m | 4.7 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 | 16:15 |
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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10940774326
Day trips start here
- Medford · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Everett · 2 mi
- Malden · 2 mi
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