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Statue of David Farragut

Statue of David Farragut, a historic site in Massachusetts
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Statue of David Farragut, a historic site in Massachusetts
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Statue of David Farragut, a historic site in Massachusetts
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Statue of David Farragut, a historic site in Massachusetts
4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Statue of David Farragut, a historic site in Massachusetts
4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Statue of David Farragut, a historic site in Massachusetts
4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0

Statue of David Farragut is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Marine Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

A statue of David Farragut by Henry Hudson Kitson is installed in Boston's Marine Park, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The sculpture was cast in 1891. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q85803314, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1891
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.33583, -71.02401

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marine Park: 0.1 mi
  • Marine Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kelly's Landing: 0.2 mi
  • Thomas J. Butler Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Medal of Honor Park: 0.4 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Camp Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Savin Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 4.5 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 3.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Quarry Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Statue of David Farragut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillW 262°100 m6.6 mi
Mount WalleyWSW 252°91 m6.1 mi
Green HillWSW 248°89 m6.0 mi
Fisher HillW 266°81 m5.9 mi
Corey HillW 275°80 m5.6 mi
Peaked HillWSW 243°75 m6.9 mi
Aspinwall HillW 270°74 m5.6 mi
Peters HillWSW 241°73 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2447103531

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