Cyrus Dallin Art Museum
Cyrus Dallin Art Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Whittemore Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
The Cyrus Dallin Art Museum (CDAM) in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States is dedicated to displaying the artworks and documentation of American sculptor, educator, and Indigenous rights activist Cyrus Dallin, who lived and worked in the town for over 40 years. He is well known for his sculptural works around the US including The Scout in Kansas City, Missouri, The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Syracuse, New York and The Signal of Peace in Chicago. Locally, he is best known for his iconic Appeal to the Great Spirit and Paul Revere Monument statues, both located in Boston.
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What to expect
- Fee
- donation
How to reach it
- On the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whittemore Park: 0.0 mi
- Arlington Center Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Arlington Town Hall Park: 0.2 mi
- Arlington Catholic High School Field: 0.2 mi
- Buzzell Field: 0.2 mi
- My Boys: 0.1 mi
- Robbins Memorial Flagstaff: 0.2 mi
- Dog Statue: 1.2 mi
- Boston: 1.3 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 1.7 mi
- Arlington Civil War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Dallin's Menotomy Indian Hunter statue: 0.2 mi
- Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 0.8 mi
- Pomp's Wall: 1.0 mi
- Bobby Mac Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 0.2 mi
- Hill's Hill: 1.1 mi
- Crusher Lot: 1.3 mi
- Brooks Estate: 1.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.5 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 0.2 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 3.0 mi
- Harvard Square: 3.4 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.5 mi
- Jason Russell House: 0.3 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 0.3 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 1.5 mi
- Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging: 1.5 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.6 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 1.8 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.8 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.0 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 2.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 2.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Revere Beach: 8.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 8.7 mi
- Crag 1: 4.1 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.6 mi
- Valley Shelter: 5.6 mi
- Boathouse: 14.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.7 mi
- Rainshed: 14.7 mi
- Boston Light: 14.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 2.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 16.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 5.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
- Haywardville: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of Cyrus Dallin Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 319° | 110 m | 2.4 mi |
| Loring Hill | WNW 291° | 109 m | 4.6 mi |
| Granny Hill | NW 306° | 108 m | 4.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 318° | 107 m | 1.6 mi |
| Zion Hill | NNW 333° | 107 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 343° | 105 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Independence | WNW 288° | 101 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 299° | 95 m | 1.8 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Arlington · 0 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 3 mi
- Somerville · 3 mi
- Watertown · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
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