The Mapparium
The Mapparium is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Symphony Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
Stained glass globe in Boston, Massachusetts
Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q6754152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1935
- Material
- glass
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Mary Baker Eddy Library
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Symphony Community Park: 0.1 mi
- Belvidere/Dalton Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Harry Ellis Dickson Park: 0.1 mi
- Gateway Greenspace: 0.3 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.3 mi
- Clef Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Alignment: 0.3 mi
- Strolling Scissors: 0.4 mi
- Lucy Stone: 0.4 mi
- Ghost bike - George Clemmer: 0.2 mi
- Sandor Petofi: 0.2 mi
- Domingo Sarmiento: 0.3 mi
- Newlywed Home of Martin LutherKing Jr. and Coretta Scott King: 0.4 mi
- Leif Ericson: 0.4 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.4 mi
- James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Frederick Douglass Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bessie Bames Garden: 0.6 mi
- Dartmouth Garden: 0.6 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.5 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.7 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.8 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Gibson House: 0.9 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.5 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.6 mi
- 9: 0.7 mi
- 4: 0.7 mi
- 1: 0.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.4 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Copps Hill: 2.1 mi
- Dana Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.4 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.4 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.5 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.3 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.7 mi
- The Alcove: 4.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.0 mi
- Boathouse: 10.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.1 mi
- Rainshed: 10.1 mi
- Boston Light: 10.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
- Haywardville: 8.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of The Mapparium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 246° | 100 m | 3.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 265° | 98 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 212° | 94 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 226° | 91 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 239° | 90 m | 5.5 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 219° | 89 m | 3.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 256° | 86 m | 4.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 240° | 84 m | 5.9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5296603923
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
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