Ted Williams Tunnel
Ted Williams Tunnel is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is South Boston Maritime Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Tunnel in Boston.
Dates from 1995.
Wikidata Q151975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1995-12-15
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Institute of Contemporary Art: 0.5 mi
- Boston Fire Museum: 0.6 mi
- Boston Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
- Boston Tea Party - Ships and Museum: 0.8 mi
- Alexander Graham Bell Room Museum: 1.1 mi
- Red Line Ball: 1.0 mi
- Ab Initio: 1.1 mi
- Color Commons: 1.1 mi
- Nevertheless: 1.2 mi
- "The Creature Pond" Sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.3 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.6 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Albert 'Junior' Lombardi Garden: 1.3 mi
- Joseph Ciampa Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Golden Age Center: 1.4 mi
- Mary Ellen Welch Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- South Boston Maritime Park: 0.2 mi
- Eastport Park: 0.2 mi
- Harbour Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Dry Dock Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
- The Lawn on D: 0.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 1.2 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 3.3 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 3.7 mi
- Tenean Beach: 3.8 mi
- South Boston Vietnam Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Evelyn F. Moakley Bridge Plaque: 0.9 mi
- Graphic Arts Building: 0.9 mi
- Washington Monument: 1.0 mi
- Statue of David Farragut: 1.0 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.8 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 2.9 mi
- 140 Highland St: 3.2 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 3.6 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Boston Wharf Co. Sign: 0.7 mi
- Hood Milk Bottle: 0.7 mi
- The Eleanor: 0.8 mi
- The Beaver: 0.8 mi
- New England Aquarium Whale Watching: 1.1 mi
- Pererea Point: 2.7 mi
- Moon Head: 3.8 mi
- Winthrop Head: 3.9 mi
- West Head: 4.0 mi
- Long Island Head: 4.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Boathouse: 7.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.6 mi
- Rainshed: 7.6 mi
- Boston Light: 7.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 7.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 2.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Haywardville: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Ted Williams Tunnel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 254° | 100 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | WSW 243° | 91 m | 5.7 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 238° | 89 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 260° | 86 m | 6.5 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 340° | 83 m | 6.8 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 257° | 81 m | 5.3 mi |
| Corey Hill | W 267° | 80 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NNW 342° | 76 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7891648195
Day trips start here
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
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