- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 6.2 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 5.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway0.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3588, -71.0572
Boston Massacre Site is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 8 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Old State House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
Incident on March 5, 1770
Wikidata Q215687, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Boston Massacre Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 243° | 100 m | 5.4 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 257° | 98 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNW 346° | 92 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 230° | 91 m | 5.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 225° | 89 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 250° | 86 m | 5.7 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 347° | 83 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 245° | 81 m | 4.7 mi |
- 0.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 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
Museums
- Old State House: 0.0 mi
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old South Meeting Place: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston: 0.2 mi
- Alexander Graham Bell Room Museum: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- D.L. Moody Historic Marker: 0.1 mi
- Samuel Adams: 0.1 mi
- James Michael Curley Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Irish Famine Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Josiah Quincy III: 0.1 mi
Attractions
- Golden Teapot: 0.1 mi
- Quincy Market: 0.2 mi
- First Public School Site: 0.2 mi
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace: 0.2 mi
- Boston Stone: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.5 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.6 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.5 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.9 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 4.5 mi
- Short Beach: 4.5 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 8.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.8 mi
- Rainshed: 8.8 mi
- Boston Light: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 0.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.5 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Boston/North End · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
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