- Elevation
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 5.6 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 4.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3620, -71.0864
MIT Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sean Collier Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
science museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dates from 1971.
Wikidata Q6716306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of MIT Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 231° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 251° | 98 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 215° | 91 m | 4.5 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 210° | 89 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 241° | 86 m | 4.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 2° | 83 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 231° | 81 m | 3.5 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 241° | 80 m | 2.8 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 4.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
Attractions
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.4 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.7 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 0.9 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 0.9 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.4 mi
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 0.6 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.8 mi
- Gibson House: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Science: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.1 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.8 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.3 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.6 mi
- Short Beach: 5.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.3 mi
- Rainshed: 10.3 mi
- Boston Light: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| 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
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
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