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Leif Ericson

Leif Ericson is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Boston Strong, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

Leif Eriksson is an outdoor statue by Anne Whitney at the west end of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Installed in 1887, it was the first public sculpture to honor the Norse explorer in the New World.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1887-10-29.

Wikidata Q85803330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
5 m
Material
bronze
Inscription
Leif the Discoverer, Son of Erik, who sailed from Iceland and landed on this continent, AD 1000.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34903, -71.09137

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
Parks
  • Symphony Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.4 mi
  • Belvidere/Dalton Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Harry Ellis Dickson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sitting Grove: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Parker Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Dana Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Copps Hill: 2.2 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Lower Cliff: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.5 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.6 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Leif Ericson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 240°100 m3.6 mi
Waban HillW 261°98 m4.3 mi
Bellevue HillSSW 208°94 m5.7 mi
Mount WalleySW 220°91 m3.7 mi
Bald Pate HillSW 235°90 m5.4 mi
Green HillSSW 213°89 m3.8 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 251°86 m3.8 mi
Oak HillWSW 237°84 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

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 °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/345437365

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