Swan Boats
Swan Boats is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Swan Boat Landing, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Tourist attraction in the Boston Public Garden
Wikidata Q7653422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1877
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Paget Family
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swan Boat Landing: 0.0 mi
- Marvin E. Goody Memorial: 0.1 mi
- George Washington Statue: 0.1 mi
- Royal Navy Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Seal of Boston: 0.1 mi
- Boston Public Garden: 0.0 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.2 mi
- Statler Park: 0.2 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.3 mi
- Bay Village Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Japanese Lantern: 0.0 mi
- Triton Babies Fountain: 0.0 mi
- Edward Everett Hale Statue: 0.1 mi
- Boy and Bird: 0.1 mi
- Small Child: 0.1 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.1 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.2 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.3 mi
- Granary Burying Ground: 0.5 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.2 mi
- Gibson House: 0.2 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.3 mi
- Phillips School: 0.4 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.5 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.6 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.1 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.3 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.3 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.8 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.1 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.3 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.3 mi
- Moon Head: 5.3 mi
- West Head: 5.7 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.7 mi
- Boathouse: 9.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.3 mi
- Rainshed: 9.3 mi
- Boston Light: 9.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
- Haywardville: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Swan Boats. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 243° | 100 m | 4.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 259° | 98 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 228° | 91 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 222° | 89 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 251° | 86 m | 5.0 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 353° | 83 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 245° | 81 m | 4.0 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 256° | 80 m | 3.4 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 | 18:06 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4074813888
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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