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Riverway Park

Riverway Park from directly overhead

Riverway Park is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Longwood Mall, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

street in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q2155636, matched on coordinates and name (106 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Riverway Park, commemorating Michael and Kitty Dukakis

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34134, -71.11007

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Longwood Mall: 0.2 mi
  • Longwood Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Monmouth Park: 0.3 mi
  • Amory Playground: 0.4 mi
  • The Green: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
  • 34: 0.7 mi
  • 26: 0.7 mi
  • 45: 0.7 mi
  • 14: 0.7 mi
  • 6: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Lower Cliff: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 3.5 mi
  • The Alcove: 3.5 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 3.5 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 2.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 2.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 2.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 2.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Riverway Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 240°100 m2.5 mi
Waban HillW 268°98 m3.3 mi
Bellevue HillSSW 201°94 m4.8 mi
Mount WalleySSW 212°91 m2.7 mi
Wellington HillNW 316°91 m5.9 mi
Bald Pate HillSW 234°90 m4.3 mi
Green HillSSW 203°89 m2.9 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 255°86 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12512336226

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