- Elevation, modelled
- 37 m
- Tallest summit within 6.7 miles
- Snow Hill137 m · 3.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway6.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2763, -71.3049
Rhododendron Garden is a garden in Massachusetts, at a modelled 37 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Teaching Herb Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Rhododendron Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | SSE 167° | 137 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSE 161° | 134 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 179° | 125 m | 1.8 mi |
| Reeves Hill | NNW 334° | 122 m | 5.3 mi |
| Brush Hill | WSW 248° | 121 m | 4.4 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SE 138° | 114 m | 3.8 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SE 142° | 112 m | 4.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | S 169° | 111 m | 3.5 mi |
- 6.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 11.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 26.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 29.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Teaching Herb Garden: 0.0 mi
- Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 0.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 0.1 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 0.1 mi
- Trial Garden: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Mass Horticultural Society Gardens at Elm Bank: 0.0 mi
- Hunnewell Estates Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Hunnewell Field Playground: 0.5 mi
- Old Town Park: 0.6 mi
- Charles River Dam: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallagan Property: 0.4 mi
- Heyl Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Guernsey Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Lookout Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Lookout Ridge: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Carver Hill: 0.9 mi
- Broad Hill: 1.3 mi
- Train Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ridge Hill: 1.7 mi
- Eliot Hill: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 1.2 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 2.6 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 5.0 mi
- Knight Hall: 5.1 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 1.4 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.4 mi
- Fairy Rock: 2.5 mi
- Elephant Rock: 2.7 mi
- Martini Junction: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 2.9 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 4.1 mi
- Powissett Beach: 4.2 mi
- North Beach: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 1.6 mi
- LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 2.6 mi
- Ordway Brothers Square: 2.6 mi
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 2.9 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Babson Globe: 2.6 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 5.0 mi
- Caterpillar: 5.0 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Lunch Wall: 7.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.4 mi
- The Alcove: 7.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Site 9: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 21.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.5 mi
- Boston Light: 21.5 mi
- Rainshed: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 13.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 16.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 17.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 2 mi away.
- American Robin196 obs
- striped wintergreen184 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel152 obs
- Mallard146 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee138 obs
- eastern white pine122 obs
- Eastern Cottontail120 obs
- Canada Goose113 obs
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