Mary Dyer
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Mary Dyer is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 28 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is General Joseph Hooker, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
A statue of Quaker religious martyr Mary Dyer by Sylvia Shaw Judson is installed outside the Massachusetts State House, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q85803341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1959-07-09
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Mary Dyer Quaker Witness for religious freedom Hanged on Boston Common 1660 "My life not availeth me in comparison to the liberty of the truth"
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 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
- General Joseph Hooker: 0.0 mi
- Daniel Webster: 0.0 mi
- Horace Mann: 0.0 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 0.1 mi
- Anne Hutchinson: 0.1 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum of African American History: 0.2 mi
- Old South Meeting Place: 0.2 mi
- Otis House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Phillips School: 0.3 mi
- Ashburton Park: 0.1 mi
- Temple Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Old City Hall Grounds: 0.2 mi
- School Street Mall: 0.2 mi
- Cardinal Cushing Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.2 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.5 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.2 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Short Beach: 4.8 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.6 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.7 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.7 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.9 mi
- Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Beacon Hill Eagle Monument: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Family: 0.1 mi
- Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Granary Burying Ground: 0.1 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.1 mi
- First Public School Site: 0.1 mi
- Golden Teapot: 0.2 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.1 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.9 mi
- Moon Head: 5.3 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.3 mi
- West Head: 5.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Boathouse: 9.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.0 mi
- Rainshed: 9.1 mi
- Boston Light: 9.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Haywardville: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Mary Dyer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 242° | 100 m | 5.2 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 257° | 98 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 349° | 92 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 228° | 91 m | 5.1 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 223° | 89 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 250° | 86 m | 5.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 349° | 83 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 244° | 81 m | 4.4 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 node/358277048
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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