- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 4.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3326, -71.0752
Garden of Knowledge is a garden in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Garden of Knowledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | W 261° | 100 m | 4.0 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 275° | 98 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SW 222° | 94 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | WSW 242° | 91 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 250° | 90 m | 5.6 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 235° | 89 m | 3.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 268° | 86 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | W 267° | 81 m | 3.3 mi |
- On the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 6.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 25.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Orchard Park: 0.2 mi
- Ramsay Park: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Square: 0.5 mi
- Blackstone Square: 0.5 mi
- Dudley Town Common: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- West Springfield Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rutland/Wash St Comm Garden: 0.4 mi
- Jarden De La Amistad community garden: 0.5 mi
- Bessie Bames Garden: 0.5 mi
- BDEA community garden: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Frederick Douglass: 0.5 mi
- 100 Years of Solitude: 0.7 mi
- Harriet Tubman Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Emancipation: 0.8 mi
- 999 Cranes: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums
- Shirley-Eustis House: 0.7 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 0.8 mi
- James Blake House: 1.2 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 0.7 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.0 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.5 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 1.6 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- The Mapparium: 1.0 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 1.2 mi
- Swan Boats: 1.5 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 1.5 mi
- Citgo Sign: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Telegraph Hill: 1.5 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.5 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.7 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.9 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
- Tenean Beach: 3.2 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 3.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 4.3 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Pererea Point: 4.0 mi
- Moon Head: 4.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.1 mi
- The Alcove: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 2.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.4 mi
- Rainshed: 9.5 mi
- Boston Light: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 1.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 9.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,833 obs
- Canada Goose1,493 obs
- Rock Pigeon1,304 obs
- House Sparrow1,238 obs
- Mallard1,178 obs
- American Robin733 obs
- Eastern Cottontail717 obs
- European Starling507 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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