Central Library in Copley Square
Central Library in Copley Square 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 Balloons, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Library building in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q4948040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
- Inscription
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How to reach it
- 0.5 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: 0.0 mi
- Bacchante and Infant Faun: 0.1 mi
- Art: 0.1 mi
- Science: 0.1 mi
- Passages: 0.1 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.2 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.3 mi
- Gibson House: 0.4 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.8 mi
- Phillips School: 0.9 mi
- Sitting Grove: 0.1 mi
- Copley Square: 0.2 mi
- Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.3 mi
- Frieda Garcia Park: 0.3 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.3 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.4 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dartmouth Garden: 0.5 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.6 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.8 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.7 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.2 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.2 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.7 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.8 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.9 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.0 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.5 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.6 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.6 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.8 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.1 mi
- The Alcove: 5.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.2 mi
- Boston Marathon Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Kahil Gibran Memorial: 0.1 mi
- B.A.A. Boston Marathon: 0.1 mi
- Copley Square Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Boston Fire Department Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.3 mi
- Boathouse: 9.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.8 mi
- Rainshed: 9.8 mi
- Boston Light: 9.8 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: 10.0 mi
- Haywardville: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Central Library in Copley Square. 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 | 4.9 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 213° | 94 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 226° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 239° | 90 m | 5.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 220° | 89 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 253° | 86 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 246° | 81 m | 3.4 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 | 18:06 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7764042972
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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