- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 6.1 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3196, -71.0600
James Blake House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled 8 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tadeausz Kosciuszko Memorial, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
Boston, MA, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
Wikidata Q6129865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Operated by
- Dorchester Historical Society
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | W 273° | 100 m | 4.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 283° | 98 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SW 235° | 94 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | W 259° | 91 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | W 260° | 90 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | S 170° | 90 m | 6.1 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 253° | 89 m | 3.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 278° | 86 m | 5.3 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 7.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 25.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Tadeausz Kosciuszko Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Dorchester Heights National Historic Site: 1.2 mi
- Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
Museums
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
- Tenean Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.1 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 2.7 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 3.6 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 3.7 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
- Boathouse: 8.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.7 mi
- Rainshed: 8.7 mi
- Boston Light: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 8.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| 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 · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Boston/South End · 2 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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