- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 3.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway0.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3452, -71.0862
The Mapparium is a attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost bike - George Clemmer, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
Stained glass globe in Boston, Massachusetts
Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q6754152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1935
- Material
- glass
- Operated by
- The Mary Baker Eddy Library
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
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 |
- 0.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 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
Historic sites
- 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
Museums
- 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
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.5 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.6 mi
- 9: 0.7 mi
- 4: 0.7 mi
- 1: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- 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
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.6 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.1 mi
- Rainshed: 10.1 mi
- Boston Light: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- 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
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.2 mi
| 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).
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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