Historic site · Massachusetts
Ed Walsh's Way
Ed Walsh's Way is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Nerve Center, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Ed Walsh's Way
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.36301, -71.08200
- 1.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- MIT Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Science: 0.6 mi
- Russell Museum of Medical History and Innovation: 0.7 mi
- Gibson House: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 59
- Nerve Center: 0.0 mi
- Ring Stone: 0.1 mi
- Figure decoupée: 0.1 mi
- Athena: 0.2 mi
- Pythagoras: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Binney Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. Park: 0.3 mi
- Loughrey Walkway: 0.3 mi
- Charles Park: 0.3 mi
- Front Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 58
- Bergstrom Garden: 0.1 mi
- Fish Family Terrace: 0.1 mi
- Gruber Family Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Building 76 East Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Stata Center Swale: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.0 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.5 mi
- Short Beach: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.9 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.6 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.6 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 51
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.2 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.5 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 0.7 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.8 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Sean Collier Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Charles Eliot Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Arthur Fiedler Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial: 0.6 mi
- U.S. Army Cannon: 0.6 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Pererea Point: 5.1 mi
- Crag 1: 5.3 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pine Knoll: 4.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 10.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.1 mi
- Rainshed: 10.1 mi
- Boston Light: 10.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 0.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Ed Walsh's Way. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 233° | 100 m | 4.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 251° | 98 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 358° | 92 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 217° | 91 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 212° | 89 m | 4.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 241° | 86 m | 4.7 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 359° | 83 m | 5.3 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 232° | 81 m | 3.7 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12473096161
Day trips start here
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Ed Walsh's Way.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.