Historic site · Massachusetts
Michael A. Sullivan Square
Michael A. Sullivan Square is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Guffey Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Michael A. Sullivan Square
How to reach it
Coordinates42.37010, -71.11303
- 2.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Guffey Park: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Burns Playground: 0.2 mi
- Corporal Burns Park: 0.2 mi
- Joan Lorentz Park: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Fogg Museum: 0.3 mi
- Harvard Art Museums: 0.3 mi
- Busch-Reisinger Museum: 0.3 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 0.4 mi
- The Collection Of Historical Scientific Instruments: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Dana Hill: 0.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
- Central Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Auburn: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 59
- Spiral: 0.2 mi
- Large Four Piece Reclining Figure: 0.2 mi
- Harvard Bixi: 0.3 mi
- Compare The Shells: 0.4 mi
- Mesoamerican Stele: 0.6 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.3 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.0 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.4 mi
- Corinha Beach: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 57
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 0.2 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Adolphus Busch Hall Garden: 0.5 mi
- Wallach Garden: 0.6 mi
- Concord Ave Community Space: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Amory Woods: 1.6 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.1 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.3 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
- The Harvard Lampoon Castle: 0.2 mi
- Patricia Keough Memorial: 0.3 mi
- May Sarton: 0.3 mi
- Ghost Bike - Darryl Willis: 0.4 mi
- Statue of Charles Sumner: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 51
- Harvard Square: 0.4 mi
- Citgo Sign: 1.7 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 1.8 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 1.9 mi
- The Mapparium: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Temple Overhangs: 4.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Lunch Wall: 4.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pine Knoll: 4.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 11.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.7 mi
- Rainshed: 11.7 mi
- Boston Light: 11.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 2.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Michael A. Sullivan Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NW 325° | 107 m | 5.3 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 212° | 100 m | 3.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 236° | 98 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 318° | 95 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 15° | 92 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 196° | 91 m | 4.4 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 299° | 91 m | 4.6 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 192° | 89 m | 4.8 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 | 20:26 |
| 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11778346404
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 0 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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