- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 4.8 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 4.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3977, -71.1302
Alewife Linear Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Reverend Thomas J. Williams Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Alewife Linear Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 318° | 110 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 318° | 107 m | 3.2 mi |
| Zion Hill | NNW 328° | 107 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 332° | 105 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Independence | WNW 298° | 101 m | 4.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | SSW 209° | 98 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 308° | 95 m | 3.4 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NE 35° | 92 m | 4.0 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 4.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 23.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Reverend Thomas J. Williams Park: 0.2 mi
- Clarendon Avenue Playground: 0.2 mi
- Alewife Linear Park: 0.2 mi
- Somerville Community Path: 0.2 mi
- Hodgkins-Curtin Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Stephen Edward Conley: 0.4 mi
- Watson's Corner: 0.5 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Cambridge Olympians: 0.7 mi
- Shapiro Family Plaza: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Clarendon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Powder House Hill: 0.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 0.9 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.6 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.6 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.6 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.8 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Bikeway Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alex's Place: 0.8 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 0.6 mi
- Elfland: 0.7 mi
- The Cannon: 0.8 mi
- Gift of the Wind: 0.8 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 0.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 1.8 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 1.9 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 3.4 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.9 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.1 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.5 mi
- Short Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Crag 1: 3.9 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.3 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 6.2 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.2 mi
- Rainshed: 13.2 mi
- Boston Light: 13.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 4.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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, 7 mi away.
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