James & Helen Storrow Memorial
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James & Helen Storrow Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Commonwealth Ave Mall, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
The James J. and Helen Storrow Memorial is a memorial commemorating James J. Storrow and Helen Storrow, installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Installed in 1948, the memorial features a bronze sculpture on a granite platform with an engraved map of Boston. The couple's only son, James Jackson Storrow III, attended the unveiling ceremony.
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Wikidata Q85770669, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1948
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- James Jackson Storrow (1864-1926) and Helen Osbourne Storrow (1864-1944) whose vision and energy helped to make the Charles River Basin a place of beauty available to all
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.2 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.5 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.6 mi
- Gibson House: 0.6 mi
- MIT Museum: 0.6 mi
- Phillis Wheatley: 0.2 mi
- Lucy Stone: 0.2 mi
- Abigail Adams: 0.2 mi
- Strolling Scissors: 0.3 mi
- Balloons: 0.4 mi
- Lipchitz Courtyard: 0.5 mi
- Julie Fassett Garden: 0.6 mi
- Gruber Family Courtyard: 0.6 mi
- President's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Stata Center Swale: 0.6 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.0 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.7 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.8 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.4 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.9 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.0 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 2.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.5 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.1 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.4 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.6 mi
- Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.2 mi
- Sitting Grove: 0.4 mi
- Belvidere/Dalton Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Copley Square: 0.5 mi
- Bexley Garden: 0.6 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.4 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.5 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.6 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.7 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.9 mi
- The Alcove: 5.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.0 mi
- Domingo Sarmiento: 0.2 mi
- The Boston Women's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Ghost bike - Anita Kurmann: 0.2 mi
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Memorial: 0.3 mi
- MDC Centennial Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.9 mi
- Boathouse: 10.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.1 mi
- Rainshed: 10.1 mi
- Boston Light: 10.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Haywardville: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of James & Helen Storrow Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 239° | 100 m | 4.0 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 258° | 98 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 221° | 91 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 235° | 90 m | 5.8 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 215° | 89 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 248° | 86 m | 4.2 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 1° | 83 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 240° | 81 m | 3.2 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 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/813505798
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
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