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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

Artworks: 59
Peaks
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
Gardens: 58
Beaches
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
Historic sites: 50
  • Ghost bike - Paula Sharaga: 0.4 mi
  • Private First Class Dennis Conry Memorial Square: 0.5 mi
  • Free at Last: 0.7 mi
  • George D. Hart Way: 0.7 mi
  • Ghost bike - Christopher Weigl: 0.7 mi
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: 22
  • 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: 5
Rest areas: 3
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 6.1 miles of Riverway Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW100 m2.5 mi
Waban HillW98 m3.3 mi
Bellevue HillSSW94 m4.8 mi
Mount WalleySSW91 m2.7 mi
Bald Pate HillSW90 m4.3 mi
Green HillSSW89 m2.9 mi
Chestnut HillWSW86 m2.8 mi
Oak HillSW84 m4.7 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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