Historic site · Massachusetts
The Sphinx
The Sphinx is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the north-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Baker Eddy Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- American Union Reserved/ African Slavery Destroyed/ By the Uprising of a Great People/ By the Blood of Fallen Heroes.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.37323, -71.14541
- 2.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks: 60
- Turtle: 0.3 mi
- Evo: 0.8 mi
- Allumination: 0.9 mi
- All That Empty Space: 0.9 mi
- Allston, I really love you!: 0.9 mi
Museums
Peaks
- Mount Auburn: 0.3 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 0.4 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.8 mi
- Whitney Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Watertown-Cambridge Greenway: 0.3 mi
- Larch Road Park: 0.4 mi
- Buckingham, Browne and Nichols (BB&N) Fields: 0.4 mi
- Filippello Park: 0.6 mi
- Kingsley Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 58
- Wallach Garden: 1.2 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Adolphus Busch Hall Garden: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 1.8 mi
- Whitney Hill Park: 2.0 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 2.1 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 7.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Mary Baker Eddy Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Mount Auburn Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Brodette Memorial Circle: 1.0 mi
- Teeven Memorial Circle: 1.1 mi
- The Hiker: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 51
- Harvard Square: 1.4 mi
- Citgo Sign: 3.0 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 3.1 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lunch Wall: 3.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pine Knoll: 5.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 5.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 5.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 13.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.4 mi
- Rainshed: 13.4 mi
- Boston Light: 13.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 3.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of The Sphinx. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NNW 338° | 110 m | 5.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 341° | 107 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 349° | 105 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Independence | NW 319° | 101 m | 5.2 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | S 186° | 100 m | 3.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | SSW 212° | 98 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NNW 333° | 95 m | 4.3 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NW 311° | 91 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8674063372
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Watertown · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 3 mi
- Brookline · 3 mi
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