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James & Helen Storrow Memorial

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 Untitled, a artwork 0.1 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35290, -71.08597

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Gardens
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Nature reserves
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • 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
Picnic sites: 24
  • 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
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of James & Helen Storrow Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 239°100 m4.0 mi
Waban HillWSW 258°98 m4.6 mi
Mount WalleySW 221°91 m4.0 mi
Bald Pate HillSW 235°90 m5.8 mi
Green HillSW 215°89 m4.2 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 248°86 m4.2 mi
Fisher HillWSW 240°81 m3.2 mi
Corey HillWSW 254°80 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/813505798

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