- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 6.5 miles
- Chickatawbut Hill156 m · 6.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3140, -71.0345
Commonwealth Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled 9 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
- Operated by
- Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Commonwealth Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSW 192° | 156 m | 6.5 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | S 190° | 145 m | 6.3 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | S 191° | 133 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | S 185° | 103 m | 5.8 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | W 276° | 100 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | S 188° | 95 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | WSW 245° | 94 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | W 266° | 91 m | 5.3 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 8.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 25.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate: 0.1 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 0.1 mi
- James Blake House: 1.4 mi
- Shirley-Eustis House: 2.0 mi
- Pierce House: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Tadeausz Kosciuszko Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Myles Standish cairn: 1.3 mi
- Dorchester Heights National Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Savin Hill: 0.8 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.4 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.4 mi
- Popes Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Nickerson Beach: 1.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 1.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 1.6 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.6 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- Boston Wharf Co. Sign: 2.6 mi
- Hood Milk Bottle: 2.7 mi
- Wildebeest: 2.8 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 2.8 mi
- The Eleanor: 2.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 7.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.4 mi
- Boston Light: 7.4 mi
- Rainshed: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 3.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 18.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Dorchester · 1 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 2 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
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