- Elevation, modelled
- 99 m
- Tallest summit within 6.8 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 3.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3492, -71.3086
Our Lady of Loretto Grotto is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled 99 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, a museum 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
- Built
- 1950
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Our Lady of Loretto Grotto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NE 46° | 135 m | 3.9 mi |
| Little Prospect | NE 48° | 133 m | 3.7 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 178° | 125 m | 6.8 mi |
| Reeves Hill | W 263° | 122 m | 2.2 mi |
| Goodman Hill | WNW 290° | 119 m | 5.3 mi |
| Doublet Hill | E 91° | 108 m | 1.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 350° | 106 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NNE 29° | 105 m | 5.7 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 9.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 29.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 0.1 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 2.6 mi
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 3.8 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Colonial Way Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Wellesley Street Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Chestnut Street Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Nobscot Road: 0.8 mi
- South Avenue Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Case Park: 1.1 mi
- Boston Post Road Historic District: 1.1 mi
- Soldiers Field Town Park: 1.3 mi
- The Terraces: 1.3 mi
- Town Square: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Doublet Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 2.1 mi
- Peirce Hill: 2.2 mi
- Reeves Hill: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Elephant Rock: 2.3 mi
- Fairy Rock: 2.6 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.7 mi
- Ponyhenge: 3.8 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 6.0 mi
Artworks
- Light Of Reason: 2.6 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 2.7 mi
- Tree: 2.9 mi
- Babson Globe: 4.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Richard Saivetz '69: 2.7 mi
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Usen Castle: 3.0 mi
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 3.1 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 3.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.9 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 8.5 mi
Gardens
- Bob's Island: 4.0 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 4.2 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.4 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.5 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 6.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 7.1 mi
- The Alcove: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Site 9: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 3.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 21.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.4 mi
- Rainshed: 21.4 mi
- Boston Light: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 12.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 18.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 5 mi away.
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