Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial
Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Horace Mann, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
The Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment is a bronze relief sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens opposite 24 Beacon Street, Boston (at the edge of the Boston Common). It depicts Colonel Robert Gould Shaw leading members of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as it marched down Beacon Street on May 28, 1863, to depart the city to fight in the South. The sculpture was unveiled on May 31, 1897. This is the first civic monument to pay homage to the heroism of African American soldiers.
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Dates from 1897.
Wikidata Q7344886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1897-05-31
- Elevation
- 24 m
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Robert Gould Shaw killed while leading the assault on Fort Wagner July twenty third eighteen hundred and sixty three
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 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
- Horace Mann: 0.0 mi
- Daniel Webster: 0.0 mi
- General Joseph Hooker: 0.0 mi
- John F. Kennedy: 0.0 mi
- Anne Hutchinson: 0.0 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of African American History: 0.2 mi
- Phillips School: 0.2 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.2 mi
- Old South Meeting Place: 0.3 mi
- Ashburton Park: 0.1 mi
- Temple Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Old City Hall Grounds: 0.2 mi
- School Street Mall: 0.2 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.3 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.2 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.3 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.6 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.6 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.2 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 4.8 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.6 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.6 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.7 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.9 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.1 mi
- Granary Burying Ground: 0.1 mi
- First Public School Site: 0.2 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.2 mi
- Golden Teapot: 0.3 mi
- IEEE Milestone: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Family: 0.1 mi
- Blackstone Memorial Tablet: 0.1 mi
- Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Beacon Hill Eagle Monument: 0.1 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.1 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.9 mi
- Moon Head: 5.3 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.3 mi
- West Head: 5.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.4 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
- Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Haywardville: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Robert Gould Shaw and Fifty-fourth Regiment Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 242° | 100 m | 5.1 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 258° | 98 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 349° | 92 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 228° | 91 m | 5.1 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 223° | 89 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 250° | 86 m | 5.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 350° | 83 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 244° | 81 m | 4.3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358276404
Day trips start here
- Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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