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Washington Monument

Washington Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Kennedy Greenway, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

park in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49577037, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35376, -71.05398

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rose Kennedy Greenway: 0.0 mi
  • Rose Kennedy Greenway: 0.1 mi
  • Leather District Park: 0.2 mi
  • Norman B. Leventhal Park: 0.2 mi
  • Winthrop Square: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Copps Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.5 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.1 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Washington Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 247°100 m5.4 mi
Waban HillW 261°98 m6.2 mi
Mount WalleySW 234°91 m5.3 mi
Green HillSW 229°89 m5.3 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 254°86 m5.8 mi
Boojum RockNNW 346°83 m6.1 mi
Fisher HillWSW 249°81 m4.7 mi
Corey HillW 259°80 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358277280

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