Artwork · Massachusetts
The Lone Sailor
The Lone Sailor is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Quincy Navy Park at Squantum, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.29901, -71.02872
- 3.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Quincy Navy Park at Squantum: 0.0 mi
- Squantum Point Park: 0.3 mi
- Senator Joseph Finnegan Park (Neponset River Reservation): 0.9 mi
- Nickerson Rock Park: 0.9 mi
- UMass Harborwalk: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Naval Air Station Squantum Ammunition Bunkers: 0.5 mi
- Moswetuset Hummock Historical Marker: 0.8 mi
- Myles Standish cairn: 0.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation Memorial: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Nickerson Beach: 0.8 mi
- Tenean Beach: 0.9 mi
- Orchard Beach: 1.2 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 1.5 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Commonwealth Museum: 1.1 mi
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate: 1.2 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 1.2 mi
- Pierce House: 1.5 mi
- Josiah Quincy House: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 1.3 mi
- Edward Everett Statue: 2.2 mi
- Clapp Favorite Pear: 2.2 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.2 mi
- John Adams: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Savin Hill: 1.3 mi
- Popes Hill: 1.4 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 2.5 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Columbia Point Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 2.3 mi
- Monadnock Street Garden: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 2.1 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 2.4 mi
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 2.5 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.9 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Wildebeest: 3.0 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 3.0 mi
- African Lion: 3.0 mi
- Goat: 3.1 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.2 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 7.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.3 mi
- Boston Light: 7.4 mi
- Rainshed: 7.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 6.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of The Lone Sailor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSW 198° | 156 m | 5.6 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSW 197° | 151 m | 5.6 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSW 202° | 151 m | 6.3 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSW 195° | 145 m | 5.4 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSW 196° | 133 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hawk Hill | SSW 197° | 120 m | 6.2 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | S 189° | 103 m | 4.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSW 193° | 95 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 3 mi
- Boston · 4 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 4 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 4 mi
- Boston Harbor Islands · 4 mi
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