George Robert White Memorial
George Robert White Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ether Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
The George Robert White Memorial, also known as The Spirit of Giving, is an outdoor memorial commemorating George Robert White by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The 1924 bronze sculpture depicts an allegorical winged female on a Rockport granite base, above an elliptical-shaped granite and pebble fountain. It was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. The fountain was disabled in the 1980s and remained so until 2016 when it was repaired and restored by the Friends of the Public Garden at a cost of $700,000.
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Wikidata Q70416560, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Cast thy bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days - Ecclesiastes 11:1
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
- Charles Devens: 0.1 mi
- Small Child: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Lantern: 0.1 mi
- Mrs. Mallard: 0.1 mi
- Jack: 0.1 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
- Boston Public Garden: 0.1 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.3 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.3 mi
- Statler Park: 0.4 mi
- Copley Square: 0.4 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.6 mi
- Bergstrom Garden: 0.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.1 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.0 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.2 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.2 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.3 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.3 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.5 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.1 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.2 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.2 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.4 mi
- Ether Monument: 0.1 mi
- Seal of Boston: 0.1 mi
- Cherry Tree Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Swan Boat Landing: 0.2 mi
- Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial: 0.2 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: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 9.5 mi
- Boathouse: 9.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.5 mi
- Rainshed: 9.5 mi
- Boston Light: 9.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of George Robert White Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 241° | 100 m | 4.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 258° | 98 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 226° | 91 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 220° | 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 243° | 81 m | 3.9 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 254° | 80 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7610246635
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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