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Boston Stone

Boston Stone from directly overhead

Boston Stone is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is New England Holocaust Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

minor tourist attraction and historical site in Boston, Massachusetts

Wikidata Q16952948, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36170, -71.05683

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Quincy Market: 0.1 mi
  • Faneuil Hall Marketplace: 0.2 mi
  • Golden Teapot: 0.2 mi
  • Greenway Carousel: 0.2 mi
  • First Public School Site: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Copps Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.2 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 4.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.7 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Boston Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 241°100 m5.6 mi
Cairn HillNNW 346°92 m6.0 mi
Mount WalleySW 228°91 m5.5 mi
Green HillSW 224°89 m5.6 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 248°86 m5.8 mi
Boojum RockNNW 346°83 m5.6 mi
Fisher HillWSW 243°81 m4.8 mi
Corey HillWSW 251°80 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7609707456

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