Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Parker Hilltop
Parker Hilltop is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32891, -71.10498
- 0.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.7 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
Peaks
- Parker Hill: 0.0 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.5 mi
- Corey Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fisher Hill: 1.8 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
- McLaughlin Playground: 0.1 mi
- Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park: 0.3 mi
- Jefferson Playground: 0.3 mi
- Arcola Green: 0.4 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 0.2 mi
- 140 Highland St: 0.7 mi
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 0.9 mi
- Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk: 1.1 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Mission Hill Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Tobin Community Center Garden: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Street community garden: 0.6 mi
- Highland Avenue Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Common Ground Co-Op CommunityGarden: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Baker's Dream: 0.4 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 0.5 mi
- Unity: 0.5 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 0.5 mi
- Reach: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 0.4 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.7 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 0.7 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Boston Police Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Riverway Park: 0.9 mi
- Private First Class Dennis Conry Memorial Square: 0.9 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.0 mi
- Ghost bike - Paula Sharaga: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 1.0 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.0 mi
- 9: 1.3 mi
- 4: 1.3 mi
- 1: 1.3 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.0 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Lower Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.5 mi
- The Alcove: 3.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 1.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 2.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.0 mi
- Rainshed: 11.0 mi
- Boston Light: 11.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Parker Hilltop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | W 261° | 100 m | 2.4 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 282° | 98 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 209° | 94 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 230° | 91 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 246° | 90 m | 4.1 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 218° | 89 m | 2.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 272° | 86 m | 2.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 247° | 84 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29743629
Day trips start here
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/South End · 2 mi
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