- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 5.6 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 4.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3597, -71.0890
The Big Sail is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 2 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Murals, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of The Big Sail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 232° | 100 m | 4.1 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 252° | 98 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 215° | 91 m | 4.3 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 210° | 89 m | 4.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 242° | 86 m | 4.2 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 3° | 83 m | 5.5 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 231° | 81 m | 3.3 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 242° | 80 m | 2.6 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 4.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Walker Murals: 0.0 mi
- Bather: 0.0 mi
- Hagar in the Desert: 0.0 mi
- Sacrifice III: 0.0 mi
- Elmo-MIT: 0.1 mi
Gardens
- Lipchitz Courtyard: 0.0 mi
- Stata Center Swale: 0.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.1 mi
- Building 76 East Plaza: 0.2 mi
- President's Garden: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
- MIT Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 0.5 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.7 mi
- Gibson House: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Bexley Garden: 0.3 mi
- Grand Junction Park: 0.3 mi
- Danny Lewin Park: 0.3 mi
- Loughrey Walkway: 0.4 mi
- Reardon Square: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.5 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.8 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.9 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.9 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.2 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.5 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.3 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 2.3 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.2 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.5 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.6 mi
- Short Beach: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Lower Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.0 mi
- The Alcove: 5.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 3.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 8.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.4 mi
- Rainshed: 10.4 mi
- Boston Light: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 0.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.2 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 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
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