National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography
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.
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
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 0.1 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.3 mi
- MIT Museum: 0.5 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 1.0 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 1.0 mi
- Clement G. Morgan Park: 0.2 mi
- Jill Brown Rhone Park: 0.2 mi
- University Park Common: 0.3 mi
- Grand Junction Park: 0.3 mi
- Reardon Square: 0.3 mi
- 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
- Banana Lounge: 0.3 mi
- Loohooloo (Stella Room): 0.3 mi
- Alchemist: 0.3 mi
- Bars of color within squares: 0.3 mi
- Aesop's Fables, II: 0.3 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.4 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.4 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 2.4 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.8 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.9 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 1.1 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 1.2 mi
- The Mapparium: 1.3 mi
- 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
- Sean Collier Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of The Smoot: 0.4 mi
- Celebrate The Coast: 0.6 mi
- Hondar House: 0.6 mi
- In Memory of Cleo Stoughton: 0.6 mi
- 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
- Boathouse: 10.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.7 mi
- Rainshed: 10.7 mi
- Boston Light: 10.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Haywardville: 7.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 227° | 100 m | 4.0 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 248° | 98 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 210° | 91 m | 4.3 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 205° | 89 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 237° | 86 m | 4.1 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 6° | 83 m | 5.3 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 225° | 81 m | 3.2 mi |
| Corey Hill | SW 234° | 80 m | 2.4 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 | 20:25 |
| 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9527997616
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
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