Benjamin Franklin Birthplace Site
Benjamin Franklin Birthplace Site is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old South Meeting Place, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
park in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49474376, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 9 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old South Meeting Place: 0.0 mi
- Old State House: 0.1 mi
- Alexander Graham Bell Room Museum: 0.2 mi
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston: 0.3 mi
- Irish Famine Memorial: 0.0 mi
- 100 Franklin Street: 0.1 mi
- Josiah Quincy III: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 0.1 mi
- Boston Massacre Site: 0.2 mi
- School Street Mall: 0.0 mi
- Old City Hall Grounds: 0.1 mi
- Angell Memorial Square: 0.1 mi
- Winthrop Square: 0.1 mi
- Norman B. Leventhal Park: 0.1 mi
- Boston Latin School Site: 0.1 mi
- Boston Bricks of Winthrop Lane: 0.1 mi
- "The Creature Pond" Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Bill Russell: 0.2 mi
- Ab Initio: 0.2 mi
- First Public School Site: 0.1 mi
- Granary Burying Ground: 0.2 mi
- Golden Teapot: 0.2 mi
- Quincy Market: 0.3 mi
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace: 0.3 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.4 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.7 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.5 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 4.6 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.6 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.8 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.9 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 3.1 mi
- Pererea Point: 3.9 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.7 mi
- Moon Head: 5.0 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.1 mi
- West Head: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Boathouse: 8.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.8 mi
- Rainshed: 8.8 mi
- Boston Light: 8.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Benjamin Franklin Birthplace Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 244° | 100 m | 5.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 259° | 98 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNW 347° | 92 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 230° | 91 m | 5.2 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 226° | 89 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 251° | 86 m | 5.6 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 347° | 83 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 246° | 81 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358260319
Day trips start here
- Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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