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Harriet Tubman Square

Harriet Tubman Square from directly overhead

Harriet Tubman Square is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Emancipation, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

What to expect

Operated by
The Friends of Harriet Tubman Park
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34349, -71.07786

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hiscock Park: 0.1 mi
  • Braddock Park: 0.1 mi
  • Titus Sparrow Park: 0.1 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hayes Park: 0.1 mi
Gardens
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Parker Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Copps Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Pererea Point: 4.3 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.1 mi
  • The Alcove: 5.1 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 2.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 2.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 2.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Harriet Tubman Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 250°100 m4.1 mi
Waban HillW 267°98 m4.9 mi
Bellevue HillSW 216°94 m5.7 mi
Mount WalleySW 232°91 m3.9 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 242°90 m5.8 mi
Green HillSW 225°89 m4.0 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 258°86 m4.4 mi
Fisher HillWSW 253°81 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

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, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel2,075 obs
  • Canada Goose1,858 obs
  • House Sparrow1,684 obs
  • Rock Pigeon1,573 obs
  • Mallard1,422 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail1,132 obs
  • American Robin970 obs
  • European Starling640 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29860745

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