Skip to content
Byway
Historic site · Massachusetts

National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography

National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography from directly overhead

National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tech Model Railroad Club, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2015-08-13
Material
metal
Inscription
National Historic Chemical Landmark Edwin Land and Instant Photography Polaroid Corporation Laboratory Cambridge, Massachusetts
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.36300, -71.09515

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • President's Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Stata Center Swale: 0.3 mi
  • Steinbrenner Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Building 76 East Plaza: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Dana Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Central Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 50
  • Lower Cliff: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.8 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.9 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.9 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 4.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 8.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillSW 227°100 m4.0 mi
Waban HillWSW 248°98 m4.3 mi
Mount WalleySSW 210°91 m4.3 mi
Green HillSSW 205°89 m4.6 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 237°86 m4.1 mi
Boojum RockN 6°83 m5.3 mi
Fisher HillSW 225°81 m3.2 mi
Corey HillSW 234°80 m2.4 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9527997616

More historic sites in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore historic sites
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens