- Elevation, modelled
- 34 m
- Tallest summit within 4.7 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 4.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway1.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4066, -71.1190
Alex's Place is a garden in Massachusetts, at a modelled 34 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cannon, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of Alex's Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 307° | 110 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 303° | 107 m | 3.3 mi |
| Zion Hill | NW 317° | 107 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 319° | 105 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 295° | 95 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 32° | 92 m | 3.2 mi |
| Wellington Hill | W 265° | 91 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 8° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 4.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 22.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Cannon: 0.1 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 0.1 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
- Elfland: 0.8 mi
- George the Giraffe & Big Poppy: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Walnut Hill: 0.1 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Powder House Hill: 0.4 mi
- Winter Hill: 1.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Tufts Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- Community Garden: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Grant Park: 0.4 mi
- Powderhouse Square: 0.4 mi
- Powder House Park: 0.5 mi
- Royall House Park: 0.6 mi
- Hodgkins-Curtin Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Stephen Edward Conley: 0.4 mi
- Cradock Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Watson's Corner: 1.0 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Shapiro Family Plaza: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 1.5 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.3 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Central Street Historical District: 2.0 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Harvard Square: 2.3 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 3.0 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Crag 1: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.0 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.9 mi
- Rainshed: 12.9 mi
- Boston Light: 12.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 3.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.2 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 6 mi away.
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