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The Boston Women's Memorial

The Boston Women's Memorial from directly overhead

The Boston Women's Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillis Wheatley, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 2003.

Wikidata Q25005040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Width
6 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35050, -71.08336

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.1 mi
  • Sitting Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Belvidere/Dalton Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Copley Square: 0.4 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Parker Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Dana Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Pererea Point: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.0 mi
  • The Alcove: 5.0 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of The Boston Women's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 242°100 m4.0 mi
Waban HillW 261°98 m4.7 mi
Mount WalleySW 224°91 m4.0 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 237°90 m5.8 mi
Green HillSW 217°89 m4.1 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 251°86 m4.3 mi
Fisher HillWSW 244°81 m3.2 mi
Corey HillWSW 258°80 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/827075378

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