Vendome Firefighters’ Memorial
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Vendome Firefighters’ Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Boston Fire Department Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
At 2:35 p.m. on June 17, 1972, fire broke out at the Hotel Vendome at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. The fire was brought under control by 4:30 p.m., but at 5:28 p.m. a section of the building collapsed, killing nine firefighters – the largest number of Boston firefighters killed in any single incident. The Hotel Vendome Fire Memorial, a few yards away on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, commemorates the fire and loss of life.
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Wikidata Q85767383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Thomas W. Beckwith, Joseph F. Boucher Jr., Charles E. Dolan, John E. Jameson, Richard B. Magee, Paul J. Murphy, and Joseph P. Saniuk, and Lieutenants Thomas J. Carroll and John E. Hanbury Jr.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Passages: 0.1 mi
- Srila Prabhupada: 0.1 mi
- John Singleton Copley: 0.2 mi
- The Tortoise and the Hare: 0.2 mi
- Art: 0.2 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.1 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.2 mi
- Gibson House: 0.3 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.6 mi
- Phillips School: 0.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.6 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.5 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.9 mi
- Dana Hill: 2.1 mi
- Copley Square: 0.2 mi
- Sitting Grove: 0.3 mi
- Frieda Garcia Park: 0.3 mi
- Commonwealth Ave Mall: 0.4 mi
- Isabella Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.5 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.5 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.6 mi
- Dartmouth Garden: 0.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.5 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.0 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.3 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.8 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.0 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.0 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.1 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.2 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.4 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.4 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.6 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.6 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.3 mi
- The Alcove: 5.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.3 mi
- Boston Fire Department Memorial: 0.0 mi
- B.A.A. Boston Marathon: 0.1 mi
- Copley Square Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Kahil Gibran Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Boston Marathon Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.3 mi
- Boathouse: 9.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.7 mi
- Rainshed: 9.7 mi
- Boston Light: 9.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Haywardville: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Vendome Firefighters’ Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 242° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 260° | 98 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 225° | 91 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 237° | 90 m | 6.1 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 219° | 89 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 251° | 86 m | 4.6 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 357° | 83 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 244° | 81 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/833346864
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
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