Union Square Station Plaza
Union Square Station Plaza is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Square Station Plaza Public Open Space, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
... public transportation accessible to a majority of the city's population through the Green Line Extension project.
The story
Light rail station in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Wikidata Q7886040, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- This plaza reflects decades of advocacy and work to return public rail transportation to Union Square, Somerville's oldest and largest commercial center. Once the location of historic marshlands, Union Square Station opened March 21, 2022, making ...
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 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
- Allen Street Playground & Garden: 0.1 mi
- Portuguese Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Concord Square: 0.2 mi
- Ken Kelly Park: 0.2 mi
- Stone Place Park: 0.2 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Semitic Museum: 1.0 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 1.0 mi
- Harvard Art Museums: 1.0 mi
- Busch-Reisinger Museum: 1.0 mi
- Concord Ave Community Space: 0.1 mi
- South Street Farm: 0.2 mi
- Community Growing Center: 0.4 mi
- Adolphus Busch Hall Garden: 1.0 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.3 mi
- Central Hill: 0.8 mi
- Dana Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 1.0 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.0 mi
- Passage: 0.0 mi
- Somerville Gateway Mural: 0.2 mi
- Edge of the Forest (Deer): 0.4 mi
- Dyanna: 0.6 mi
- Graffiti Alley: 1.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.8 mi
- Short Beach: 5.9 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.2 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.3 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.6 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 3.4 mi
- Union Square Station Plaza Public Open Space: 0.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Union Army Recruiting Site: 0.2 mi
- James Miller Minuteman Monument: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill Tower: 0.3 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 1.1 mi
- Harvard Square: 1.3 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 1.3 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 1.7 mi
- Acorn Street: 1.9 mi
- Crag 1: 4.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.1 mi
- Valley Shelter: 8.2 mi
- Boathouse: 10.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.0 mi
- Rainshed: 11.0 mi
- Boston Light: 11.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 4.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Haywardville: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Union Square Station Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 218° | 100 m | 4.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 237° | 98 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 6° | 92 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 289° | 91 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 205° | 91 m | 5.2 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 201° | 89 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SW 227° | 86 m | 4.7 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 8° | 83 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12308838951
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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