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Edward A. Filene Memorial

Edward A. Filene Memorial from directly overhead

Edward A. Filene Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Poe Returning to Boston, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1959
Height
1 m
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35269, -71.06701

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Lincoln Square: 0.1 mi
  • Boston Public Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Statler Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bay Village Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
  • Seybolt Park: 0.2 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
Historic sites: 50
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.6 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.3 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Edward A. Filene Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW100 m4.8 mi
Waban HillW98 m5.5 mi
Mount WalleySW91 m4.7 mi
Green HillSW89 m4.8 mi
Chestnut HillWSW86 m5.1 mi
Boojum RockN83 m6.1 mi
Fisher HillWSW81 m4.0 mi
Corey HillWSW80 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8038281084

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