- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 5.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway4.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3363, -71.1875
Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start) is a attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled 45 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
Bottom/beginning of Heartbreak Hill for the Boston Marathon
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NW 317° | 135 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | NW 314° | 133 m | 4.8 mi |
| Doublet Hill | W 281° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
| Maugus Hill | WSW 247° | 101 m | 4.5 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | ESE 117° | 100 m | 2.0 mi |
| Waban Hill | ENE 72° | 98 m | 0.7 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSE 152° | 94 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SSW 202° | 92 m | 4.0 mi |
- 4.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.4 mi
- War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.3 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 0.5 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 0.6 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 3.8 mi
- Harvard Square: 4.3 mi
- 34: 4.5 mi
Museums
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 0.7 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 0.7 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Longyear Museum: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Waban Hill: 0.7 mi
- Institution Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Ida: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.3 mi
- Single Tree Hill: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 1.0 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
- Powissett Beach: 7.7 mi
- South Beach: 7.7 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.2 mi
- Rainshed: 15.2 mi
- Boston Light: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 6.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Newton · 1 mi
- Watertown · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 3 mi
- Brookline · 3 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 4 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 4 mi
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