National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum
National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Crawford St Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
Abbotsford, now the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, is a historic house at 300 Walnut Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The museum is dedicated to black visual arts heritage worldwide, and presents historical and contemporary exhibitions in many media, including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography and decorative arts. The museum is operated by the National Center of Afro-American Artists.
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Dates from 1875.
Wikidata Q4664294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crawford St Playground: 0.1 mi
- Horatio Harris Park: 0.2 mi
- Laviscount Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington/Malcolm X Park: 0.4 mi
- Egleston Square Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 0.4 mi
- Franklin Park Overlook Shelter Ruins: 0.6 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 0.9 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 0.9 mi
- Egleston Community Orchard: 0.5 mi
- Common Ground Co-Op CommunityGarden: 0.6 mi
- Savin-Maywood Streets Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mt. Calvary Revival Garden: 0.7 mi
- Franklin Park Historic Rock Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 0.6 mi
- Andean Condor: 0.7 mi
- Emu: 0.7 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 0.8 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 0.8 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 0.6 mi
- Unity: 0.6 mi
- Reach: 0.7 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 0.7 mi
- Baker's Dream: 0.8 mi
- 140 Highland St: 0.6 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 0.7 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.1 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.3 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 1.4 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 1.0 mi
- Shirley-Eustis House: 1.2 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 1.2 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 1.4 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.2 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bussey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 3.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.8 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.2 mi
- Orchard Beach: 4.6 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.2 mi
- The Alcove: 4.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 0.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 0.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 0.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 3.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Boathouse: 10.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.3 mi
- Rainshed: 10.4 mi
- Boston Light: 10.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 7.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 8.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.0 mi
- Haywardville: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | W 279° | 100 m | 3.1 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 291° | 98 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SW 224° | 94 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Walley | WSW 257° | 91 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | W 260° | 90 m | 4.5 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 246° | 89 m | 2.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 285° | 86 m | 3.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 259° | 84 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29738317
Day trips start here
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Boston/South End · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
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