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Waterfront Park

Waterfront Park from directly overhead

Waterfront Park is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

Park in United States of America.

Wikidata Q65059898, matched on coordinates and name (34 m apart).

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36142, -71.05131

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Copps Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Camp Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.1 mi
Parks
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 52
Attractions: 51
  • Greenway Carousel: 0.1 mi
  • Waterboat Duck House: 0.1 mi
  • New England Aquarium Whale Watching: 0.2 mi
  • Faneuil Hall Marketplace: 0.2 mi
  • Quincy Market: 0.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pine Knoll: 4.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.5 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Waterfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW100 m5.8 mi
Cairn HillNNW92 m6.1 mi
Mount WalleySW91 m5.7 mi
Green HillSW89 m5.8 mi
Chestnut HillWSW86 m6.1 mi
Boojum RockNNW83 m5.7 mi
Fisher HillWSW81 m5.0 mi
Corey HillWSW80 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7915539905

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