Bunker Hill Monument
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Bunker Hill Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Breeds Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
The Bunker Hill Monument is a war memorial on Breed's Hill in the Charlestown section of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill, a major American Revolutionary War battle that took place there on June 17, 1775. The monument primarily consists of a 221-foot-tall (67 m) granite obelisk at the center of Monument Square Park, within the Monument Square Historic District. The obelisk was designed by Solomon Willard and erected between 1825 and 1843. It is flanked by William Wetmore Story's statue of William Prescott to the south and an entrance building to the north. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, the Bunker Hill Monument is part of the Freedom Trail and Boston National Historical Park. The first monument at the site was dedicated in 1794 and honored American soldier Joseph Warren, who was killed in the battle. After the site was placed for sale in 1822, the Bunker Hill Monument Association (BHMA) was formed to acquire and preserve the site. Willard took over the design from Loammi Baldwin Jr., who drew up the original specifications based on a design that Horatio Greenough submitted for a design competition. The cornerstone was laid in 1825, but due to insufficient funds, work was halted twice for extended periods between 1829 and 1840. The monument was dedicated on June 17, 1843. When completed, the Bunker Hill Monument was the United States' largest obelisk. The monument has required ongoing maintenance through the years. A temporary wooden entrance building was built in 1857, and the Prescott sculpture was added in 1881. Following decades of fundraising, a granite entrance building was completed in 1902. The BHMA maintained the monument until 1919, when Massachusetts's Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) took over. The monument has been owned and managed by the National Park Service since 1976.
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Dates from 1843.
Wikidata Q1009561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1843
- Height
- 67 m
- Elevation
- 22 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Breeds Hill: 0.0 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Admiral's Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 1.3 mi
- Colonel William Prescott: 0.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.1 mi
- Paul Revere’s Landing: 0.3 mi
- Massachusetts Korean War Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Potato Shed Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Monument Square: 0.0 mi
- Winthrop Square: 0.1 mi
- Patrick J. Kelly Daniel M. McGoff Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Thompson Square: 0.2 mi
- Mt. Vernon Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
- The Battle of Bunker Hill Museum: 0.1 mi
- USS Constitution Museum: 0.3 mi
- USS Constitution: 0.3 mi
- Boston Marine Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- USS Cassin Young: 0.4 mi
- Charlestown Sundial: 0.2 mi
- Zakim Down Under: 0.5 mi
- Five Beacons for the Lost Half Mile: 0.5 mi
- The Charlestown Bells: 0.5 mi
- Collective Ascension: 0.6 mi
- Charlestown Sprouts Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.9 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Cycleboat Boston: 0.6 mi
- Skinny House: 0.7 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 0.8 mi
- Capt. Jackson’s Historic Chocolate Shop: 0.8 mi
- All Saints Way: 0.8 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.4 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Amory Woods: 3.4 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 3.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 3.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.0 mi
- Short Beach: 4.2 mi
- Revere Beach: 4.7 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 4.8 mi
- Crag 1: 4.4 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.8 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Pererea Point: 5.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.3 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.7 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Boathouse: 9.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.3 mi
- Rainshed: 9.3 mi
- Boston Light: 9.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 4.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
- Haywardville: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Bunker Hill Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 232° | 100 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNW 345° | 92 m | 4.9 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 345° | 83 m | 4.5 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 231° | 81 m | 5.2 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 238° | 80 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Hood | NNE 15° | 79 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NNW 348° | 76 m | 4.4 mi |
| Gerry Hill | NNW 334° | 76 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000138OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/212124093
Day trips start here
- Boston/Charlestown · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
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