Historic site · Massachusetts
Shapiro Family Plaza
Shapiro Family Plaza is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Dedicated to the Shapiro Family on the 50th anniversary of TAGS Hardware and in recognition of their significant contributions to the city of Cambridge
How to reach it
Coordinates42.38901, -71.11944
- 1.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 0.3 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 0.7 mi
- Harvard Museum of Natural History: 0.8 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Harvard Geological and Mineral Museum: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Wilson Square: 0.4 mi
- Sacramento Field: 0.4 mi
- Kenney Park: 0.4 mi
- McMath Park: 0.4 mi
- Raymond Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Spring Hill: 0.5 mi
- Powder House Hill: 0.8 mi
- Central Hill: 1.0 mi
- Winter Hill: 1.1 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 59
- Gift of the Wind: 0.0 mi
- Elfland: 0.5 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hudson Labyrinth: 0.5 mi
- George the Giraffe & Big Poppy: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 59
- Bikeway Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.5 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 0.7 mi
- Adolphus Busch Hall Garden: 0.9 mi
- Wallach Garden: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.1 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 2.6 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.9 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 4.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.3 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.1 mi
- Short Beach: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins: 0.0 mi
- Watson's Corner: 0.4 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 0.4 mi
- The Hiker: 0.7 mi
- Statue of John Bridge: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 51
- Harvard Square: 1.1 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.6 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.7 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 2.7 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Crag 1: 4.1 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.2 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pine Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 6.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 6.8 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 12.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.4 mi
- Rainshed: 12.4 mi
- Boston Light: 12.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 3.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 3.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Shapiro Family Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 318° | 110 m | 4.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 318° | 107 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 329° | 105 m | 4.6 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 200° | 100 m | 4.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 219° | 98 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 310° | 95 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 24° | 92 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 284° | 91 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8369893720
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 3 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
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