- Elevation, modelled
- 55 m
- Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 3.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3116, -71.0945
Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 55 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-northwest, 3.1 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
zoo in Boston, Massachusetts
Dates from 1912-10-04.
Wikidata Q5491738, matched on coordinates and name (834 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WNW 285° | 100 m | 3.1 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 296° | 98 m | 4.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSE 158° | 95 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SW 226° | 94 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Walley | W 264° | 91 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | W 264° | 90 m | 4.3 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 253° | 89 m | 2.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 291° | 86 m | 3.7 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 7.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 0.0 mi
- Franklin Park Overlook Shelter Ruins: 0.3 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 0.6 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 0.6 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 1.1 mi
Museums
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 0.3 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 1.1 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 1.3 mi
- Shirley-Eustis House: 1.4 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Andean Condor: 0.4 mi
- Emu: 0.4 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 0.5 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 0.5 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Scarboro Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.1 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bussey Hill: 1.6 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.2 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.7 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 3.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 20.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 20.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.5 mi
- Boston Light: 10.5 mi
- Rainshed: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 9.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.5 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).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
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