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Boston National Historical Park stewards two monuments that were built to commemorate events of the American Revolutionary War: Charlestown's Bunker Hill Monument, completed in 1842, and South Boston's Dorchester Heights Monument, completed in 1902. The architects for both these monuments purposefully designed them to be observation points for visitors in addition to being memorials. Already positioned on natural hills, the additional height of the two monument towers provides some of the best views of the entire City of Boston as well as Boston Harbor.

To provide greater access to these views, NPS staff installed and began operating webcams from these monuments in 2020. Each monument has four cameras—one for each cardinal direction—and update approximately every minute. These cameras will catch stunning sunrises, sublime sunsets, and will get lost in the fog of harsh nor'easters throughout the seasons.

 

 

Bunker Hill Monument Cameras

 

 

Bunker Hill Monument - Looking South

South camera from the top of Bunker Hill Monument, looking over Downtown Boston.

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Bunker Hill Monument - Looking East

East camera from the top of Bunker Hill Monument, looking over Boston Harbor, the Charlestown Navy Yard, and Boston Logan International Airport.

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Bunker Hill Monument - Looking North

North camera from top of Bunker Hill Monument, looking over the Charlestown neighborhood, the Mystic River, and the communities of Chelsea and Everett beyond the river.

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Bunker Hill Monument - Looking West

North camera from top of Bunker Hill Monument, looking over the Charlestown neighborhood, Interstate 93, and Cambridge and Somerville just beyond.

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Dorchester Heights Cameras

 

Dorchester Heights Monument - Looking West

View looking west over the green space that comprises the park space of Dorchester Heights. Beyond is the neighborhood of South Boston, with the skyscrapers of Boston's Back Bay in the distance to the right, and the neighborhoods of Roxbury and Dorchester to the center and to the left.

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Dorchester Heights Monument - Looking North

This camera looks out over the city skyline of downtown Boston in the distance. In the midground is the Seaport neighborhood, dominated by the large Boston Convention and Exposition Center. Closer in are the many multi-family buildings that define South Boston. Many are wood painted different colors, others are brick. Many feature a variety of architectural features, such as bays and mansard roofs.

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Dorchester Heights Monument - Looking East

The dominant feature in the near-field in this view is the back of the beige-brick South Boston High School building. It has a pitched center roof in the center with a weathered green patina. Wings of the school stretch to the left and right. In the mid-ground are many multi-family units that comprise the South Boston neighborhood, as well as the gothic-themed Gate of Heaven Catholic Church. Beyond is Boston Harbor, dotted with the foliage of several harbor islands.

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Dorchester Heights Monument - Looking South

This view primarily shows the cove forming Carson Beach as well as the open fields of Moakley Park. Beyond on the other side of the cove is the campus of UMass Boston and the JFK Presidential Library. The Dorchester neighborhood lies beyond. In the near field below are a number of multi-family residences featuring a variety of architectural styles, as well as more modern apartment complexes.

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