- Elevation, modelled
- 40 m
- Tallest summit within 5.7 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 0.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3317, -71.1557
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled 40 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the south-southeast, 0.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
museum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Dates from 1888.
Wikidata Q73906704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SSE 163° | 100 m | 0.6 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 300° | 98 m | 1.1 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 171° | 94 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SW 222° | 92 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSE 150° | 91 m | 1.9 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NNW 340° | 91 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SSW 212° | 90 m | 2.2 mi |
| Green Hill | SSE 149° | 89 m | 2.3 mi |
- 2.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chestnut Hill: 0.3 mi
- Single Tree Hill: 0.6 mi
- Fisher Hill: 0.8 mi
- Waban Hill: 1.1 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Longyear Museum: 0.6 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 1.0 mi
- International Paper Museum: 1.1 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers Monument: 0.6 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Aerosmith Apartment: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.7 mi
- Joseph P. Golden Memorial: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.2 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.7 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.0 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 2.2 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 2.9 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.8 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 7.6 mi
- South Beach: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.5 mi
- Rainshed: 13.6 mi
- Boston Light: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 3 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
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