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9/11 Memorial

9/11 Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Remembrance, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

A memorial commemorating victims of the September 11 attacks, known as the 9/11 Memorial or Garden of Remembrance, is installed in Boston Public Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Wikidata Q85748383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of the Public Garden
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35272, -71.07077

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Boston Public Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Lincoln Square: 0.2 mi
  • Statler Park: 0.2 mi
  • Isabella Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bay Village Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.9 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.5 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of 9/11 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW100 m4.6 mi
Waban HillW98 m5.3 mi
Mount WalleySW91 m4.6 mi
Green HillSW89 m4.7 mi
Chestnut HillWSW86 m4.9 mi
Boojum RockN83 m6.0 mi
Fisher HillWSW81 m3.9 mi
Corey HillWSW80 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/825639016

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