- Elevation, modelled
- 46 m
- Tallest summit within 6.3 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway6.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3258, -71.2372
Bob's Island is a garden in Massachusetts, at a modelled 46 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Yvonne’s Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Bob's Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | N 349° | 135 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Prospect | NNW 347° | 133 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pegan Hill | SSW 214° | 125 m | 6.2 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WNW 283° | 122 m | 6.0 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | S 188° | 114 m | 6.3 mi |
| Doublet Hill | NW 310° | 108 m | 2.5 mi |
| Maugus Hill | WSW 237° | 101 m | 2.0 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | E 92° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
- 6.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 7.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Yvonne’s Garden: 0.2 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.4 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 2.6 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 2.7 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Caterpillar: 0.3 mi
- Babson Globe: 2.4 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 2.7 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 2.8 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Waban/Alban Island: 0.3 mi
- Varick Woods: 0.4 mi
- Varick Hill Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Wellesley Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Martin Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Warren Lincoln Playground: 0.5 mi
- Windsor Road Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Pine Ridge Road-Plainfield Street Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Ouellet Park: 0.7 mi
- Benjamin Mills Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Winchester Hill: 1.9 mi
- Maugus Hill: 2.0 mi
- Moffatt Hill: 2.4 mi
- Doublet Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 2.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 1.8 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 4.6 mi
- North Beach: 6.2 mi
- Powissett Beach: 6.3 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 6.4 mi
Attractions
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.2 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.6 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 3.1 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.7 mi
- Fairy Rock: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 3.0 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 3.0 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 3.1 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.1 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Lunch Wall: 2.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.1 mi
- The Alcove: 3.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Site 11: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 4.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 17.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.7 mi
- Rainshed: 17.7 mi
- Boston Light: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 8.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 10.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 11.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.1 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 | 15:31 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 6 mi away.
- garlic mustard165 obs
- Wild Turkey153 obs
- Mallard139 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee135 obs
- Eastern Cottontail129 obs
- American Robin121 obs
- American pokeweed119 obs
- alder buckthorn106 obs
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