Historic site · Massachusetts
Boston Strong
Boston Strong is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Leif Ericson, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.34887, -71.09246
- 1.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 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
Museums
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.5 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 0.6 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.8 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.4 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.8 mi
- Corey Hill: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 57
- Alignment: 0.1 mi
- Patterned Behavior: 0.2 mi
- John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Teammates: 0.3 mi
- Yaz: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 57
- James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Julie Fassett Garden: 0.6 mi
- Steinbrenner Garden: 0.7 mi
- Lipchitz Courtyard: 0.7 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.1 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.5 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.6 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.7 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.2 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Symphony Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.4 mi
- Belvidere/Dalton Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Harry Ellis Dickson Park: 0.5 mi
- Forsythe Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 51
- Citgo Sign: 0.2 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.4 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.7 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 1.1 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 1.2 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Lower Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.5 mi
- The Alcove: 4.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 47
- Leif Ericson: 0.1 mi
- Ghost bike - Anita Kurmann: 0.2 mi
- Domingo Sarmiento: 0.4 mi
- James & Helen Storrow Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pine Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 10.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.4 mi
- Rainshed: 10.4 mi
- Boston Light: 10.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 1.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Boston Strong. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 240° | 100 m | 3.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 261° | 98 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 208° | 94 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 220° | 91 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 235° | 90 m | 5.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 213° | 89 m | 3.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 251° | 86 m | 3.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 237° | 84 m | 5.8 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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