George Washington Statue
George Washington Statue 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 Small Child, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
An equestrian statue of George Washington by Thomas Ball is installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1869.
Wikidata Q20631770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 11.5824 m
- Material
- granite
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 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
- Small Child: 0.0 mi
- Boy and Bird: 0.0 mi
- Japanese Lantern: 0.1 mi
- Triton Babies Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Charles Sumner: 0.1 mi
- Gibson House: 0.2 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.2 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.3 mi
- Phillips School: 0.4 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Boston Public Garden: 0.0 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.2 mi
- Statler Park: 0.2 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.3 mi
- Isabella Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.2 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.9 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.5 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.7 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.1 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.2 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.3 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.4 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.0 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.1 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.3 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.4 mi
- Seal of Boston: 0.0 mi
- Ether Monument: 0.1 mi
- Swan Boat Landing: 0.1 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 0.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.3 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.4 mi
- Moon Head: 5.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.6 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.6 mi
- Boathouse: 9.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.4 mi
- Rainshed: 9.4 mi
- Boston Light: 9.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Haywardville: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of George Washington Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 243° | 100 m | 4.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 259° | 98 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 227° | 91 m | 4.6 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 222° | 89 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 251° | 86 m | 4.9 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 354° | 83 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 245° | 81 m | 3.9 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 256° | 80 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| 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/358276954
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
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