Boston Marathon Memorial
Boston Marathon Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sitting Grove, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Memorial to the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, located on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wikidata Q74158412, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-08-19
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- “Let us climb, now, the road to hope.”
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Balloons: 0.1 mi
- Strolling Scissors: 0.1 mi
- Abigail Adams: 0.1 mi
- Lucy Stone: 0.2 mi
- Phillis Wheatley: 0.2 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.2 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.3 mi
- Gibson House: 0.5 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.8 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.9 mi
- Sitting Grove: 0.0 mi
- Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.2 mi
- Copley Square: 0.3 mi
- Belvidere/Dalton Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.3 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.3 mi
- Dartmouth Garden: 0.5 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.5 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.6 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.9 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.7 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.8 mi
- Dana Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.2 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.2 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.3 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.6 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.8 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.9 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.1 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.4 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.6 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.7 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.8 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.0 mi
- The Alcove: 5.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.1 mi
- Central Library in Copley Square: 0.1 mi
- The Boston Women's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Sandor Petofi: 0.2 mi
- Kahil Gibran Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Domingo Sarmiento: 0.2 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.2 mi
- Boathouse: 9.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.8 mi
- Rainshed: 9.9 mi
- Boston Light: 9.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Haywardville: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Boston Marathon Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 244° | 100 m | 4.1 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 262° | 98 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 213° | 94 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 226° | 91 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 238° | 90 m | 5.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 219° | 89 m | 4.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 253° | 86 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 246° | 81 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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/7476812232
Day trips start here
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
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