Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 23°F44 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days14 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boston Logan Intl Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksBeacon Hillpeak · under a mileSanford Brown Collegecollege · under a mileBay State Collegecollege · under a mileOld Harborbay · 2.9 miCity Pointcape · 2.9 miMount Bowdoinpeak · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCopley Place Plazastate park · under a mileCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mileBoylston Street Iistate park · under a mileMary Soo Hoo Parkstate park · under a mileChinatown Parkstate park · under a mileRfk Greenway Istate park · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199934 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSuffolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 106main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Suffolk County monitors, MA
Drinking waterMwraserves 2,580,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation10 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTufts Medical Centerunder a milePost officeBack Bay Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBoston City Hall1.1 miPoliceBoston Police Department District D4under a mileFire stationBoston Fire Department Engine 7 Tower Ladder 17under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi63 schools17 elementary, 2 middle, 16 high, 28 otherHighSnowden International School at Copleyright hereHighCommonwealth Schoolright hereElementaryLearning Project Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSanford Brown Collegeright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS3.6 miInterstateI-93 Sb Hov Lnunder a mileUS highwayUS 3under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBYunder a mileLight railCopleyMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston, MA (Dalton Street, Back Bay - Dalton and Belvidere Streets, East side of Dalton, across from Hilton hotel. One block to Prudential T station, OurBusunder a mileTransit360 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Merrimack Valley TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02117 ZIP area.
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