Historic site · Massachusetts
Art Farm Fence
Art Farm Fence is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ken Kelly Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- plastic
- Inscription
- Art Farm Fence by Andrew Pincel and Alyssa Pincel sponsored by Somerville Arts Council
How to reach it
Coordinates42.37738, -71.08855
- 2.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ken Kelly Park: 0.2 mi
- Allen Street Playground & Garden: 0.2 mi
- Gannett Playground: 0.3 mi
- Corbett-McKenna Park: 0.3 mi
- Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Somerville Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
- MIT Museum: 1.1 mi
- Museum of Science: 1.1 mi
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 1.2 mi
- Semitic Museum: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 59
- South Street Farm: 0.3 mi
- Concord Ave Community Space: 0.4 mi
- Community Growing Center: 0.6 mi
- Building 76 East Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Fish Family Terrace: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 0.8 mi
- Central Hill: 0.9 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 58
- Passage: 0.3 mi
- Somerville Gateway Mural: 0.4 mi
- Edge of the Forest (Deer): 0.7 mi
- Collective Ascension: 0.9 mi
- Dyanna: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.4 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.9 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.5 mi
- Short Beach: 5.6 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.9 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 53
- James Miller Minuteman Monument: 0.2 mi
- Union Square Station Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Union Square Station Plaza Public Open Space: 0.3 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Hill Tower: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 51
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.9 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 1.2 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 1.5 mi
- Harvard Square: 1.6 mi
- Acorn Street: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Crag 1: 4.3 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pine Knoll: 4.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 8.3 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 10.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.7 mi
- Rainshed: 10.7 mi
- Boston Light: 10.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 1.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Art Farm Fence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 221° | 100 m | 5.0 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 239° | 98 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 2° | 92 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 208° | 91 m | 5.4 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 288° | 91 m | 5.5 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 204° | 89 m | 5.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SW 229° | 86 m | 5.0 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 3° | 83 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11212921912
Day trips start here
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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