- Elevation, modelled
- 20 m
- Tallest summit within 6.2 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 1.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3158, -71.1176
Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden is a garden in Massachusetts, at a modelled 20 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-northwest, 1.8 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WNW 286° | 100 m | 1.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 300° | 98 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 206° | 94 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bird's Hill | WSW 245° | 92 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Walley | WSW 244° | 91 m | 1.1 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 256° | 90 m | 3.2 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 221° | 89 m | 1.2 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SW 227° | 87 m | 5.9 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 6.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 0.0 mi
- Egleston Community Orchard: 0.8 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 0.9 mi
- Minton Stable Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 0.1 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 0.7 mi
- Andean Condor: 1.4 mi
- Emu: 1.5 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Jamaica Pond: 0.2 mi
- Belle's Park: 0.3 mi
- Starr Lane Park: 0.3 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.6 mi
- Harry Downes Field: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Parkman Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 0.4 mi
- Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Park Overlook Shelter Ruins: 1.2 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Loring-Greenough House: 0.5 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.0 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 1.3 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- Taino Mural: 0.5 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 0.6 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 0.6 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 0.7 mi
- Baker's Dream: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Cottage Street Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 0.6 mi
- Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk: 0.8 mi
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 0.8 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Bussey Hill: 1.1 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Walley: 1.1 mi
- Green Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 4.1 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.3 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.4 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Lower Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.9 mi
- The Alcove: 2.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.1 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 1.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 3.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.6 mi
- Rainshed: 11.7 mi
- Boston Light: 11.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 7.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 8.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 9.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 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, under a mile away.
- American Robin1,340 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,313 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee910 obs
- Mallard665 obs
- Eastern Cottontail658 obs
- Canada Goose638 obs
- Western Honey Bee587 obs
- Wild Turkey519 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 3 mi
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