Irish Famine Memorial
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Irish Famine Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is School Street Mall, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
The Boston Irish Famine Memorial is a memorial park located on a plaza between Washington Street and School Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The park contains two groups of statues to contrast an Irish family suffering during the Great Famine of 1845–1852 with a prosperous family that had immigrated to America. Funded by a trust led by Boston businessman Thomas Flatley, the park was opened in 1998. It has received contrasting reviews and has since been called "the most mocked and reviled public sculpture in Boston".
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Wikidata Q48837867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.7 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
- Old South Meeting Place: 0.0 mi
- Old State House: 0.1 mi
- Alexander Graham Bell Room Museum: 0.2 mi
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston: 0.3 mi
- Boston Latin School Site: 0.1 mi
- "The Creature Pond" Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Boston Bricks of Winthrop Lane: 0.2 mi
- Bill Russell: 0.2 mi
- Ab Initio: 0.2 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.4 mi
- School Street Mall: 0.0 mi
- Old City Hall Grounds: 0.1 mi
- Angell Memorial Square: 0.1 mi
- Norman B. Leventhal Park: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Square: 0.2 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.7 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.5 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.5 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 4.6 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.7 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.8 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.9 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 3.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Birthplace Site: 0.0 mi
- Josiah Quincy III: 0.1 mi
- D.L. Moody Historic Marker: 0.1 mi
- Boston Massacre Site: 0.1 mi
- 100 Franklin Street: 0.1 mi
- First Public School Site: 0.1 mi
- Golden Teapot: 0.1 mi
- Granary Burying Ground: 0.2 mi
- Quincy Market: 0.3 mi
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace: 0.3 mi
- Pererea Point: 3.9 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.7 mi
- Moon Head: 5.1 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.1 mi
- West Head: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Boathouse: 8.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.8 mi
- Rainshed: 8.8 mi
- Boston Light: 8.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Irish Famine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 244° | 100 m | 5.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 258° | 98 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNW 347° | 92 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 230° | 91 m | 5.3 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 225° | 89 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 251° | 86 m | 5.6 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 347° | 83 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 245° | 81 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 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 way/29818870
Day trips start here
- Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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