Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial
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Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashburton Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial is a memorial installed in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The memorial that was first displayed in 2004, sculpted by Michael Kenny, features a stone in the shape of a badge, a circular stone disk, and inscriptions of the names of law enforcement officials. Inscribed on the memorial, there are more than 340 names of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.
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Wikidata Q76836392, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- marble
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.4 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
- Ashburton Park: 0.0 mi
- Temple Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Cardinal Cushing Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Old City Hall Grounds: 0.2 mi
- School Street Mall: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill Eagle Monument: 0.0 mi
- Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Bullfinch Place: 0.1 mi
- Mary Dyer: 0.1 mi
- Garden of Peace: 0.1 mi
- General Joseph Hooker: 0.1 mi
- Daniel Webster: 0.1 mi
- Horace Mann: 0.1 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 0.1 mi
- Anne Hutchinson: 0.1 mi
- Museum of African American History: 0.1 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Otis House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Phillips School: 0.2 mi
- Old South Meeting Place: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.2 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.3 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.6 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.5 mi
- Granary Burying Ground: 0.2 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.2 mi
- First Public School Site: 0.2 mi
- Golden Teapot: 0.2 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.7 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.7 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.8 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 3.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.2 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.7 mi
- Short Beach: 4.8 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.2 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.9 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Moon Head: 5.3 mi
- Crag 1: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Boathouse: 9.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.1 mi
- Rainshed: 9.1 mi
- Boston Light: 9.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
- Haywardville: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 241° | 100 m | 5.2 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 256° | 98 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 349° | 92 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 227° | 91 m | 5.2 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 222° | 89 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 249° | 86 m | 5.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 350° | 83 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 243° | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7607256691
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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