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Central Library in Copley Square

Central Library in Copley Square from directly overhead

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

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How to reach it

Coordinates42.34946, -71.07925

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Gardens
Peaks
  • 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
Nature reserves
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • 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
Picnic sites: 24
  • 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
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Central Library in Copley Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 244°100 m4.1 mi
Waban HillW 262°98 m4.9 mi
Mount WalleySW 226°91 m4.1 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 239°90 m5.9 mi
Green HillSW 220°89 m4.2 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 253°86 m4.4 mi
Fisher HillWSW 246°81 m3.4 mi
Corey HillW 260°80 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7764042972

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