Historic site · Massachusetts
Parkman Memorial
Parkman Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-northwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jamaica Pond, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1906
- Inscription
- Francis Parkman: 1823 - 1893
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31787, -71.12440
- 1.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jamaica Pond: 0.2 mi
- Green Hill Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Margaret E. Robinson Playground: 0.6 mi
- Harry Downes Field: 0.6 mi
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Cottage Street Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 0.3 mi
- Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk: 0.5 mi
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 0.7 mi
- Friedman Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 0.4 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 1.1 mi
- Andean Condor: 1.8 mi
- Emu: 1.9 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 1.1 mi
- Egleston Community Orchard: 1.2 mi
- Minton Stable Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Soldier's Monument: 0.7 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.2 mi
- Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier: 1.2 mi
- Historic Springhouse: 1.3 mi
- Private First Class Dennis Conry Memorial Square: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Taino Mural: 0.7 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 0.8 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 1.0 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 1.0 mi
- Baker's Dream: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 0.7 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 0.8 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 1.6 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 1.6 mi
- International Paper Museum: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Walley: 0.9 mi
- Green Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fisher Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bussey Hill: 1.2 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.0 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Lower Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.5 mi
- The Alcove: 2.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 2.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 2.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 3.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.0 mi
- Rainshed: 12.0 mi
- Boston Light: 12.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 8.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 8.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Parkman Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WNW 284° | 100 m | 1.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 301° | 98 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 199° | 94 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bird's Hill | WSW 242° | 92 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 226° | 91 m | 0.9 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 252° | 90 m | 2.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 202° | 89 m | 1.1 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SW 223° | 87 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6283491020
Day trips start here
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 2 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 3 mi
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