- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 4.8 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3953, -71.1165
Elfland is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 9 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Free Range Sculpture Garden, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Elfland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 313° | 110 m | 4.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 312° | 107 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 325° | 105 m | 4.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 217° | 98 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 304° | 95 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 24° | 92 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wellington Hill | W 277° | 91 m | 3.8 mi |
| Arlington Heights Hills | WNW 297° | 85 m | 4.1 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 4.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 23.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- George the Giraffe & Big Poppy: 0.3 mi
- Elly the Elephant: 0.3 mi
- Hudson Labyrinth: 0.4 mi
- Gift of the Wind: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Bikeway Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.1 mi
- Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alex's Place: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Kenney Park: 0.2 mi
- Community Path: 0.3 mi
- Powder House Park: 0.4 mi
- Seven Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- Powderhouse Square: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Powder House Hill: 0.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.6 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Winter Hill: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Shapiro Family Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins: 0.5 mi
- Watson's Corner: 0.5 mi
- Stephen Edward Conley: 0.6 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 0.8 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 1.1 mi
- Harvard Museum of Natural History: 1.2 mi
- Harvard Geological and Mineral Museum: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.2 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.2 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.2 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 1.5 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.5 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 2.5 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.8 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 4.3 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.8 mi
- Short Beach: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Crag 1: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 6.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 6.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 6.9 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.4 mi
- Rainshed: 12.5 mi
- Boston Light: 12.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 3.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| 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
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Arlington · 2 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 3 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 3 mi
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