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Victory

Victory is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Declaration of Independence Tablet, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

The Boston Massacre Monument, also known as the Crispus Attucks Monument and Victory, is an outdoor bronze memorial by Adolph Robert Kraus, installed in Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Wikidata Q74180696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Material
granite

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35428, -71.06441

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Lincoln Square: 0.3 mi
  • Oxford Place Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Seybolt Park: 0.3 mi
  • Boston Public Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.3 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 0.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Victory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 244°100 m5.0 mi
Waban HillW 260°98 m5.7 mi
Mount WalleySW 230°91 m4.9 mi
Green HillSW 224°89 m5.0 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 252°86 m5.3 mi
Boojum RockN 351°83 m6.0 mi
Fisher HillWSW 246°81 m4.2 mi
Corey HillWSW 257°80 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7610330937

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