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Bernard M. Gordon Tribute To Engineering

Bernard M. Gordon Tribute To Engineering from directly overhead

Bernard M. Gordon Tribute To Engineering is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

Gateway at Northeastern University's Boston campus

Dates from 2012.

Wikidata Q117729090, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Northeastern University
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33812, -71.08864

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Krentzman Quadrangle: 0.1 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carter Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Huntington-Hemenway Mall: 0.2 mi
  • Gateway Greenspace: 0.2 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Lower Cliff: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.4 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.5 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 2.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 2.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 2.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Bernard M. Gordon Tribute To Engineering. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 252°100 m3.4 mi
Waban HillW 271°98 m4.4 mi
Bellevue HillSSW 214°94 m5.1 mi
Mount WalleySW 231°91 m3.2 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 243°90 m5.1 mi
Green HillSW 223°89 m3.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 262°86 m3.8 mi
Oak HillWSW 244°84 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295964315

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