Artwork · Massachusetts
Welcome to Jackson Square
Welcome to Jackson Square is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Unity, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- We Are Family
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32261, -71.10021
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Unity: 0.1 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 0.2 mi
- Reach: 0.2 mi
- Baker's Dream: 0.3 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.1 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.1 mi
- Highland Park: 0.3 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.3 mi
- Paula Pina Titus Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- 140 Highland St: 0.4 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 0.5 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 0.7 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Cedar Street community garden: 0.5 mi
- Mission Hill Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Highland Avenue Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Common Ground Co-Op CommunityGarden: 0.6 mi
- Egleston Community Orchard: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Parker Hill: 0.5 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.8 mi
- Bussey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 0.6 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.0 mi
- Andean Condor: 1.2 mi
- Emu: 1.3 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 1.3 mi
Museums
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 0.6 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 0.7 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 0.9 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 0.8 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 0.8 mi
- Boston Police Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Park Overlook Shelter Ruins: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 3.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.1 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Lower Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.7 mi
- The Alcove: 3.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 1.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 2.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.7 mi
- Rainshed: 10.7 mi
- Boston Light: 10.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 9.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Welcome to Jackson Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | W 271° | 100 m | 2.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 287° | 98 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SW 215° | 94 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Walley | WSW 243° | 91 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 253° | 90 m | 4.2 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 230° | 89 m | 2.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 280° | 86 m | 3.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 253° | 84 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9140806646
Day trips start here
- Boston/Roxbury · 0 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 2 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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