- Elevation, modelled
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 4.8 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 4.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4038, -71.1214
Tufts Community Garden is a garden in Massachusetts, at a modelled 14 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Edward Conley, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Tufts Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 310° | 110 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 307° | 107 m | 3.3 mi |
| Zion Hill | NW 320° | 107 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 322° | 105 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 298° | 95 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 32° | 92 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wellington Hill | W 268° | 91 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 10° | 91 m | 4.4 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 4.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 23.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Stephen Edward Conley: 0.2 mi
- Watson's Corner: 0.8 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Shapiro Family Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Ghost bike - Bernard Lavins: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Alex's Place: 0.2 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- The Cannon: 0.3 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 0.3 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 0.6 mi
- Elfland: 0.6 mi
- George the Giraffe & Big Poppy: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Walnut Hill: 0.3 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 0.3 mi
- Powder House Hill: 0.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.2 mi
- Winter Hill: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Powderhouse Square: 0.3 mi
- Hodgkins-Curtin Park: 0.3 mi
- Powder House Park: 0.4 mi
- Seven Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Somerville Community Path: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.2 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.2 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.2 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 1.3 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 1.7 mi
- Harvard Museum of Natural History: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 2.0 mi
- Harvard Square: 2.1 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 3.2 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.0 mi
- Short Beach: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Crag 1: 3.3 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.9 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.9 mi
- Rainshed: 12.9 mi
- Boston Light: 12.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 3.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.4 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.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee3,025 obs
- Western Honey Bee2,231 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee1,332 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle998 obs
- American Robin970 obs
- Eastern Cottontail843 obs
- Mallard826 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel783 obs
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- Arlington · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Malden · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
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