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Ted Williams Tunnel

Ted Williams Tunnel from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34673, -71.03776

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Untitled Landscape: 1.0 mi
  • Red Line Ball: 1.0 mi
  • Ab Initio: 1.1 mi
  • Color Commons: 1.1 mi
  • Nevertheless: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • 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
Gardens
Beaches
  • 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
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • 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
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 2.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 20.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Ted Williams Tunnel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 254°100 m6.1 mi
Mount WalleyWSW 243°91 m5.7 mi
Green HillWSW 238°89 m5.7 mi
Chestnut HillW 260°86 m6.5 mi
Boojum RockNNW 340°83 m6.8 mi
Fisher HillWSW 257°81 m5.3 mi
Corey HillW 267°80 m4.9 mi
Pinnacle RockNNW 342°76 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

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 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7891648195

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