- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 5.6 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 4.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway3.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3638, -71.1832
Watertown Founders Monument is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 3 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbus Delta Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Dates from 1630.
Wikidata Q54172, matched on coordinates and name (788 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Watertown Founders Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WNW 296° | 135 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | WNW 292° | 133 m | 3.9 mi |
| Whipple Hill | N 360° | 110 m | 5.4 mi |
| Doublet Hill | WSW 257° | 108 m | 4.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 6° | 107 m | 4.8 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NW 318° | 105 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Independence | NNW 342° | 101 m | 4.8 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSE 151° | 100 m | 3.2 mi |
- 3.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 5.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 27.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Columbus Delta Monument: 0.2 mi
- Mount Auburn Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
- World War I Honor Roll: 2.0 mi
- The Sphinx: 2.0 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Armenian Museum of America: 0.3 mi
- Edmund Fowle House: 0.4 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 0.8 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 0.9 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Whitney Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Ida: 0.9 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.1 mi
- Waban Hill: 1.7 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.9 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.9 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.4 mi
- Harvard Square: 3.3 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.6 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 8.5 mi
- Tenean Beach: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.1 mi
- Rainshed: 15.2 mi
- Boston Light: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 5.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Watertown · 0 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Newton · 2 mi
- Waltham · 3 mi
- Arlington · 4 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 4 mi
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