- Elevation, modelled
- 73 m
- Tallest summit within 5.8 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 5.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3361, -71.1786
Heartbreak Hill (Top/End) is a attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled 73 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Waban Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
Top of Heartbreak Hill for the Boston Marathon
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Heartbreak Hill (Top/End). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NW 313° | 135 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Prospect | NW 311° | 133 m | 5.2 mi |
| Doublet Hill | W 280° | 108 m | 5.0 mi |
| Maugus Hill | WSW 249° | 101 m | 5.0 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | ESE 124° | 100 m | 1.6 mi |
| Waban Hill | NE 45° | 98 m | 0.3 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSE 157° | 94 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SSW 207° | 92 m | 4.2 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.7 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
Peaks
- Waban Hill: 0.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.9 mi
- Institution Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Ida: 1.3 mi
- Single Tree Hill: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 0.3 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 0.7 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 0.9 mi
- Longyear Museum: 1.2 mi
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 0.5 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 0.9 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 3.4 mi
- Harvard Square: 4.0 mi
- 34: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 0.9 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 1.4 mi
- War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 1.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 7.5 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
- South Beach: 7.8 mi
- Powissett Beach: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 14.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.7 mi
- Rainshed: 14.7 mi
- Boston Light: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 5.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.9 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
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Newton · 2 mi
- Watertown · 2 mi
- Brookline · 3 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 4 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 4 mi
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