- Elevation, modelled
- 11 m
- Tallest summit within 5.6 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 3.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3706, -71.2013
552 Main Street Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 11 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west-northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Plumbing Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of 552 Main Street Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WNW 295° | 135 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | WNW 290° | 133 m | 2.9 mi |
| Whipple Hill | N 10° | 110 m | 5.0 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNW 339° | 109 m | 5.1 mi |
| Doublet Hill | WSW 248° | 108 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 19° | 107 m | 4.5 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NW 323° | 105 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 20° | 105 m | 5.5 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 6.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 27.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- The Plumbing Museum: 0.2 mi
- Armenian Museum of America: 0.8 mi
- Edmund Fowle House: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 1.1 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Bemis Park: 0.2 mi
- How Park: 0.4 mi
- Moxley Park: 0.5 mi
- Watertown Linear Park: 0.5 mi
- Stearns Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Whitney Hill: 0.8 mi
- Owl Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Ida: 1.4 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Columbus Delta Monument: 0.9 mi
- World War I Honor Roll: 0.9 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 1.0 mi
- Civil War Soldier's Monument: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Circle of Remembrance: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Whitney Hill Park: 0.9 mi
- Forest Street Park: 1.8 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 1.8 mi
- Awtrey Dell: 1.8 mi
- Auburndale Yard Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Jesus on Cross: 1.3 mi
- Turtle: 2.7 mi
- Tree: 2.9 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 3.0 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 1.3 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 3.5 mi
- Bob's Island: 3.6 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.5 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 2.6 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.8 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.9 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 4.0 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.5 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- North Beach: 9.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 2.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.3 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 11: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 2.9 mi
- Valley Shelter: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 3.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 16.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.1 mi
- Rainshed: 16.2 mi
- Boston Light: 16.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 6.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.6 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 | 07:12 | 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, 6 mi away.
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