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James Blake House

James Blake House from directly overhead

James Blake House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward Everett Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

Boston, MA, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts

Wikidata Q6129865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Dorchester Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.31965, -71.06002

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Edward Everett Park: 0.0 mi
  • Atheneum Park: 0.1 mi
  • Edward Everett Square: 0.1 mi
  • Columbia Road Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ryan Play Area: 0.2 mi
Gardens
  • Monadnock Street Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Nonquit Street Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Magnolia & Woodford Streets Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Columbia Point Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • The Food Project Lot #2: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Savin Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Bowdoin: 1.4 mi
  • Popes Hill: 2.0 mi
Attractions
  • African Lion: 1.8 mi
  • Wildebeest: 1.8 mi
  • Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 1.8 mi
  • Masai Giraffe: 1.8 mi
  • Goat: 1.8 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 1.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 1.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 1.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 2.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of James Blake House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillW 273°100 m4.7 mi
Waban HillWNW 283°98 m6.0 mi
Bellevue HillSW 235°94 m5.2 mi
Mount WalleyW 259°91 m4.0 mi
Bald Pate HillW 260°90 m6.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillS 170°90 m6.1 mi
Green HillWSW 253°89 m3.9 mi
Chestnut HillW 278°86 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/503385551

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