Soldiers and Sailors Monument
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Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagstaff Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a monument erected in Boston Common in downtown Boston, dedicated to soldiers and sailors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who died in the American Civil War. Designed by Martin Milmore, construction began in 1874 and the monument was dedicated on September 17, 1877. Union Generals George B. McClellan and Joseph Hooker were among the estimated 25,000 people attending the dedication on Boston Common.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1877.
Wikidata Q7557410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 9 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.0 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
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.0 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.3 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.9 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.8 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.0 mi
- Guild Steps: 0.1 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.2 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.2 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.2 mi
- Oneida Tablet: 0.1 mi
- Parkman Bandstand: 0.1 mi
- The Founders Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Embrace: 0.1 mi
- 1965 Freedom Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Tad Jr.: 0.1 mi
- Edward Everett Hale Statue: 0.1 mi
- Religion: 0.1 mi
- Industry: 0.1 mi
- Learning: 0.2 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.1 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Phillips School: 0.3 mi
- Museum of African American History: 0.3 mi
- Gibson House: 0.4 mi
- Boston Public Garden: 0.2 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.3 mi
- Ashburton Park: 0.3 mi
- Temple Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.4 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.5 mi
- Berkley Community Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.4 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.5 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.5 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.7 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 5.0 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.2 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.1 mi
- Moon Head: 5.3 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.5 mi
- West Head: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Boathouse: 9.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.2 mi
- Rainshed: 9.2 mi
- Boston Light: 9.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 243° | 100 m | 4.9 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 259° | 98 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 228° | 91 m | 4.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 223° | 89 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 251° | 86 m | 5.2 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 352° | 83 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 245° | 81 m | 4.1 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 255° | 80 m | 3.6 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 | 18:06 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358277245
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 0 mi
- Greater Boston · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
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