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Boston Fire Department Memorial

Boston Fire Department Memorial from directly overhead

Boston Fire Department Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Vendome Firefighters’ Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1997-06-17
Material
steel
Inscription
Dedicated in memory of our fallen heroes | Twenty-fifth Anniversary, June 17, 1997

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35188, -71.07807

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Dana Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Copley Square: 0.2 mi
  • Sitting Grove: 0.3 mi
  • Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.3 mi
  • Frieda Garcia Park: 0.4 mi
  • Isabella Street Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 58
Beaches
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 50
  • Pererea Point: 4.6 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 5.2 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.2 mi
  • The Alcove: 5.3 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 3.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Boston Fire Department Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW100 m4.3 mi
Waban HillW98 m5.0 mi
Mount WalleySW91 m4.3 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW90 m6.1 mi
Green HillSW89 m4.4 mi
Chestnut HillWSW86 m4.5 mi
Boojum RockN83 m6.1 mi
Fisher HillWSW81 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7721690632

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