Gibson House
Gibson House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is John Winthrop, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
The Gibson House Museum is a historic house museum located at 137 Beacon Street in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It preserves the 1860 Victorian rowhouse occupied by three generations of the Gibson family. The house was one of the first to be built in Back Bay, and has an unparalleled state of preservation that includes wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, and family artifacts and collections. Both the public and service areas of the house exhibit a high degree of preservation, and are viewable on tours. The property was designated a Boston Landmark in 1992 by the Boston Landmarks Commission and a National Historic Landmark in 2001.
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Wikidata Q5559351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Gibson Society, Inc.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Winthrop: 0.1 mi
- David Ignatius Walsh: 0.1 mi
- George Robert White Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Lotta Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Alexander Hamilton: 0.1 mi
- Piper: 0.1 mi
- Charles Devens: 0.1 mi
- Small Child: 0.2 mi
- George S. Patton: 0.2 mi
- Maurice J. Tobin: 0.2 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bay Village Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 0.6 mi
- Gruber Family Courtyard: 0.6 mi
- Bergstrom Garden: 0.6 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.2 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.2 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.3 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.4 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.4 mi
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.2 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 0.3 mi
- Phillips School: 0.4 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.5 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Boston Public Garden: 0.2 mi
- Copley Square: 0.3 mi
- Louisburg Square: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Square: 0.4 mi
- Statler Park: 0.4 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.2 mi
- Breeds Hill: 1.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.1 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.3 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.0 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.3 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.5 mi
- The Alcove: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.6 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.5 mi
- Boathouse: 9.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.6 mi
- Rainshed: 9.6 mi
- Boston Light: 9.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Gibson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 241° | 100 m | 4.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 258° | 98 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 225° | 91 m | 4.6 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 220° | 89 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 250° | 86 m | 4.8 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 355° | 83 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 243° | 81 m | 3.8 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 254° | 80 m | 3.2 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 | 20:25 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 0 mi
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
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