Museum · Massachusetts
Boston Fire Museum
Boston Fire Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Boston Children's Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Coordinates42.35081, -71.04873
- 0.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.4 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
Museums
- Boston Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Boston Tea Party - Ships and Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Institute of Contemporary Art: 0.3 mi
- Alexander Graham Bell Room Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Illusions Boston: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Hood Milk Bottle: 0.1 mi
- Boston Wharf Co. Sign: 0.1 mi
- The Eleanor: 0.2 mi
- The Beaver: 0.2 mi
- New England Aquarium Whale Watching: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Smith Family Waterfront: 0.1 mi
- Sea Green: 0.1 mi
- Seaport Common: 0.2 mi
- Marina Park: 0.3 mi
- Fan Pier Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Graphic Arts Building: 0.3 mi
- Evelyn F. Moakley Bridge Plaque: 0.3 mi
- Washington Monument: 0.3 mi
- John F. Fitzgerald Expressway Plaque: 0.5 mi
- 100 Franklin Street: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Red Line Ball: 0.4 mi
- Ab Initio: 0.5 mi
- Untitled Landscape: 0.5 mi
- Boston Bricks of Winthrop Lane: 0.6 mi
- "The Creature Pond" Sculpture: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Rose Kennedy Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Golden Age Center: 0.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.0 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.2 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 1.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 3.8 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.0 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.6 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.9 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 2.9 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Pererea Point: 3.3 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.3 mi
- Moon Head: 4.4 mi
- West Head: 4.7 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 3.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.8 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 8.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.2 mi
- Rainshed: 8.2 mi
- Boston Light: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 1.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 6.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Boston Fire Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 250° | 100 m | 5.6 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 263° | 98 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Walley | WSW 237° | 91 m | 5.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 232° | 89 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 257° | 86 m | 6.0 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 344° | 83 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 253° | 81 m | 4.9 mi |
| Corey Hill | W 262° | 80 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367781329
Day trips start here
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
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