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Loring-Greenough House

Loring-Greenough House from directly overhead

Loring-Greenough House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-northwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier's Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1760.

Wikidata Q14715676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
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Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.30953, -71.11492

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Starr Lane Park: 0.2 mi
  • Belle's Park: 0.2 mi
  • Everett Street Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.4 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Drift by Mary Bonina: 0.4 mi
  • Taino Mural: 0.9 mi
  • Beauty Master Mural: 0.9 mi
  • Pimentel Market Mural: 1.0 mi
  • Reach: 1.0 mi
Gardens
  • Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 0.5 mi
  • Minton Stable Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Egleston Community Orchard: 0.7 mi
Attractions
  • Jamaica Pond Bench: 0.5 mi
  • Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 0.7 mi
  • Andean Condor: 1.2 mi
  • Emu: 1.2 mi
  • Western Grey Kangaroo: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches
  • Tenean Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Wollaston Beach: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 47
  • Lower Cliff: 3.1 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 3.1 mi
  • The Alcove: 3.2 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 3.4 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Oak Lea: 1.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 1.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 1.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 4.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Loring-Greenough House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWNW 296°100 m2.1 mi
Waban HillNW 305°98 m3.7 mi
Bellevue HillSSW 213°94 m2.7 mi
Bird's HillWSW 250°92 m5.5 mi
Mount WalleyW 266°91 m1.2 mi
Bald Pate HillW 264°90 m3.3 mi
Green HillWSW 243°89 m1.0 mi
Wilson MountainSW 231°87 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29791676

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