- Elevation, modelled
- 25 m
- Tallest summit within 6.3 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 2.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3295, -71.1097
Back Of The Hill Urban Wild is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 25 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Hilltop, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Back Of The Hill Urban Wild. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 259° | 100 m | 2.2 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 282° | 98 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 206° | 94 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 224° | 91 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 244° | 90 m | 3.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 212° | 89 m | 2.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 272° | 86 m | 2.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 245° | 84 m | 4.3 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 26.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Parker Hilltop: 0.2 mi
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 0.6 mi
- Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk: 0.9 mi
- 140 Highland St: 0.9 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Jefferson Playground: 0.2 mi
- McLaughlin Playground: 0.3 mi
- Arcola Green: 0.4 mi
- Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park: 0.4 mi
- Brookline Avenue Playground: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Parker Hill: 0.3 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.3 mi
- Corey Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fisher Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Walley: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Beauty Master Mural: 0.5 mi
- Baker's Dream: 0.5 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 0.5 mi
- Taino Mural: 0.5 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 0.5 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.8 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.8 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 1.0 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Mission Hill Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Tobin Community Center Garden: 0.7 mi
- Cedar Street community garden: 0.8 mi
- Highland Avenue Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Private First Class Dennis Conry Memorial Square: 0.7 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 0.7 mi
- Riverway Park: 0.8 mi
- Ghost bike - Paula Sharaga: 1.0 mi
- Boston Police Memorial: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.0 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 1.1 mi
- 9: 1.3 mi
- 4: 1.3 mi
- 27: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 4.3 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.3 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Lower Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.3 mi
- The Alcove: 3.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Pine Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 2.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.2 mi
- Rainshed: 11.2 mi
- Boston Light: 11.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.4 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.
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- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/South End · 2 mi
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