Artwork · Massachusetts
Windows on Allston
Windows on Allston is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the south-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Birds Eye View of Allston Village, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.35579, -71.13291
- 3.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Birds Eye View of Allston Village: 0.0 mi
- Winds of Change: 0.1 mi
- Thoughts Become Things: 0.1 mi
- Communication: 0.1 mi
- Shop Small: 0.1 mi
Gardens
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- School Garden: 0.9 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Penniman Road Play Area: 0.2 mi
- Union Square: 0.2 mi
- James F. Collins Square: 0.3 mi
- Rita Hester Green: 0.4 mi
- Rena Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph P. Golden Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Aerosmith Apartment: 0.5 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- Ghost bike - Christopher Weigl: 0.9 mi
- Christopher Weigl: 1.0 mi
Museums
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- International Paper Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 1.5 mi
- Fogg Museum: 1.6 mi
- Harvard Art Museums: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Corey Hill: 0.9 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Auburn: 1.1 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Euston Path Rock: 1.2 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.2 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Friedman Park: 1.9 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 1.4 mi
- 34: 1.8 mi
- 26: 1.8 mi
- 45: 1.8 mi
- 14: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.3 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.8 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Temple Overhangs: 3.0 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Lunch Wall: 3.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 4.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.5 mi
- Rainshed: 12.5 mi
- Boston Light: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 3.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Windows on Allston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 204° | 100 m | 2.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 242° | 98 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NNW 333° | 95 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 186° | 94 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Walley | S 184° | 91 m | 3.3 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NW 317° | 91 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SSW 213° | 90 m | 4.2 mi |
| Green Hill | S 180° | 89 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9655353000
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 0 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
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