- Elevation
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 5.3 miles
- Turkey Hill107 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3785, -71.1156
Harvard Museum of Natural History is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded 6 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvard Geological and Mineral Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
natural history museum in Massachusetts
Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q2001855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Operated by
- Harvard University
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Harvard Museum of Natural History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NW 322° | 107 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 332° | 105 m | 5.3 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 206° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 228° | 98 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 315° | 95 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 18° | 92 m | 4.9 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 293° | 91 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 193° | 91 m | 5.0 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 3.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 24.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Statue of John Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- John Harvard Statue: 0.3 mi
- Irish Famine Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Statue of Charles Sumner: 0.3 mi
- Harvard Square: 0.4 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.1 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 2.2 mi
- Citgo Sign: 2.2 mi
- 34: 2.3 mi
- Dana Hill: 0.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.7 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.8 mi
- Central Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.2 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.7 mi
- Corinha Beach: 6.8 mi
- Short Beach: 6.9 mi
- Boathouse: 12.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.0 mi
- Rainshed: 12.0 mi
- Boston Light: 12.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 2.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.6 mi
- Haywardville: 6.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Cambridge · 0 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
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