Ether Monument
Ether Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Good Will Hunting Bench, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
The Ether Monument, also known as The Good Samaritan, is a statue and fountain near the northwest corner of Boston's Public Garden, near the intersection of Arlington Street and Marlborough Street. It commemorates the use of ether in anesthesia. Its design has been attributed to the Boston architect William Robert Ware and to the sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward. It is 40 feet (12 m) tall and is the oldest monument in the public garden.
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Wikidata Q3718507, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 12 m
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.0 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.1 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.2 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.4 mi
- George Robert White Memorial: 0.1 mi
- George Washington Statue: 0.1 mi
- Seal of Boston: 0.1 mi
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.1 mi
- Swan Boat Landing: 0.1 mi
- Small Child: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Lantern: 0.1 mi
- Boy and Bird: 0.1 mi
- Mrs. Mallard: 0.1 mi
- Jack: 0.1 mi
- Boston Public Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.3 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.3 mi
- Statler Park: 0.3 mi
- Copley Square: 0.4 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.6 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.7 mi
- Gibson House: 0.1 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.2 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.3 mi
- Phillips School: 0.3 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.1 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.2 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.3 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.2 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.4 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.4 mi
- Moon Head: 5.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 9.6 mi
- Boathouse: 9.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.4 mi
- Rainshed: 9.4 mi
- Boston Light: 9.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Ether Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 242° | 100 m | 4.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 259° | 98 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 227° | 91 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 221° | 89 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 250° | 86 m | 4.9 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 354° | 83 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 244° | 81 m | 3.9 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 255° | 80 m | 3.3 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 | 18:43 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358276904
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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