Chelsea China & Tobias Smollett
Chelsea China & Tobias Smollett is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is John Ruiz Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
City in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Dates from 1624.
Wikidata Q54156, matched on coordinates and name (599 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- CHELSEA CHINA WAS MANUFACTURED IN A HOUSE AT THE NORTH END OF LAWRENCE STREET 1745–1784 TOBIAS SMOLLETT NOVELIST ALSO LIVED IN PART OF THE HOUSE 1750 TO 1762
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Eagle Rock · 23 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Ruiz Park: 0.1 mi
- Eden Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Lafyette Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
- Box District Park: 0.3 mi
- Library Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Bellingham-Cary House: 0.2 mi
- Boston Marine Society Museum: 1.9 mi
- USS Constitution Museum: 2.0 mi
- USS Cassin Young: 2.1 mi
- USS Constitution: 2.1 mi
- Chelsea Conversation: 0.7 mi
- Heart of the Ocean: 1.5 mi
- Donald McKay: 1.6 mi
- Hope and Resistance: 1.7 mi
- Ties: 1.8 mi
- Short Beach: 2.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 2.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.1 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 3.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.4 mi
- Anita's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Chelsea Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- 6 Chelsea Terrace: 1.6 mi
- Charlestown Sprouts Garden: 1.7 mi
- SeaCoast Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Powder Horn Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mount Bellingham: 0.4 mi
- Fennos Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Washington: 1.0 mi
- Admiral's Hill: 1.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: 0.5 mi
- World War I - The War For Civilization 1914 - 1918: 0.5 mi
- Prattville School Commemoration Tree: 0.7 mi
- Washington Stone: 0.7 mi
- Michael T Fitzpatrick: 0.7 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Winthrop Head: 3.8 mi
- Crag 1: 3.8 mi
- West Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Hikmat home: 1.5 mi
- Cycleboat Boston: 1.9 mi
- All Saints Way: 2.4 mi
- Capt. Jackson’s Historic Chocolate Shop: 2.4 mi
- Skinny House: 2.4 mi
- North Shore Road Conservation Land: 2.8 mi
- Sea Plane Basin: 3.1 mi
- Dexter Road Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Maple Terrace Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 3.3 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 7.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 8.7 mi
- Boathouse: 8.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.6 mi
- Rainshed: 8.6 mi
- Boston Light: 8.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 25.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 4.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 3.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Haywardville: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Chelsea China & Tobias Smollett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | NW 320° | 92 m | 4.4 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | NW 318° | 84 m | 5.8 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NW 318° | 83 m | 4.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NW 319° | 81 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Hood | N 358° | 79 m | 3.8 mi |
| Whip Hill | NNW 328° | 79 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NW 320° | 76 m | 3.8 mi |
| Gerry Hill | NW 312° | 76 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8010604836
Day trips start here
- Everett · 1 mi
- Revere · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 2 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 3 mi
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