Citgo Sign
Citgo Sign is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Provincetown Wheels, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
large sign featuring the Citgo logo overlooking Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts
Dates from 1940.
Wikidata Q28450571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 43 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Citgo
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Provincetown Wheels: 0.2 mi
- Habitation: 0.2 mi
- Patterned Behavior: 0.2 mi
- Explosion: 0.2 mi
- Teammates: 0.2 mi
- Boston Strong: 0.2 mi
- Leif Ericson: 0.3 mi
- Ghost bike - Anita Kurmann: 0.4 mi
- Harry Houdini: 0.4 mi
- George D. Hart Way: 0.4 mi
- 9: 0.2 mi
- 4: 0.2 mi
- 1: 0.2 mi
- 8: 0.2 mi
- 27: 0.2 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 0.4 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.7 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.7 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.8 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- The Green: 0.5 mi
- Ramler Park: 0.5 mi
- Symphony Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Briggs Field: 0.6 mi
- Monmouth Park: 0.6 mi
- James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Julie Fassett Garden: 0.6 mi
- Steinbrenner Garden: 0.7 mi
- President's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Lipchitz Courtyard: 0.8 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Amory Woods: 0.9 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.5 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.5 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.7 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.6 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.6 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Corey Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.8 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.3 mi
- The Alcove: 4.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.5 mi
- Boathouse: 10.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.6 mi
- Rainshed: 10.6 mi
- Boston Light: 10.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.9 mi
- Haywardville: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Citgo Sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 238° | 100 m | 3.4 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 260° | 98 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 206° | 94 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 217° | 91 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 234° | 90 m | 5.2 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 210° | 89 m | 3.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 249° | 86 m | 3.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 235° | 84 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 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).
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7599402961
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
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