- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 6.5 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 6.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway4.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2715, -71.0287
Bear Hug Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 4 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Bear Hug Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SW 227° | 193 m | 6.0 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSW 206° | 156 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SW 223° | 155 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSW 205° | 151 m | 3.8 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSW 211° | 151 m | 4.6 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSW 204° | 145 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SW 225° | 140 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSW 204° | 133 m | 3.7 mi |
- 4.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 11.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bishop Playground: 0.1 mi
- Cavanaugh Stadium: 0.5 mi
- Welcome Young Park: 0.6 mi
- Safford Park: 0.7 mi
- Irving B. Patten Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums
- Josiah Quincy House: 0.7 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 1.4 mi
- Pierce House: 1.6 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 1.7 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Mount Wollaston: 0.9 mi
- Forbes Hill: 1.0 mi
- Milton Hill: 1.6 mi
- Presidents Hill: 1.8 mi
- Popes Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Neponset River Reservation: 1.0 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.3 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.3 mi
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Wollaston Beach: 1.0 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 1.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 1.6 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.1 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Constitution Common: 1.5 mi
- John Adams: 1.9 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.9 mi
- Abigail Adams: 1.9 mi
- John Hancock: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- United First Parish Church: 1.9 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 2.6 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 2.6 mi
- USS Salem: 3.6 mi
- Wildebeest: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Babcock Arboretum: 0.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 6.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 8.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.1 mi
- Boston Light: 8.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 4.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Milton · 2 mi
- Quincy · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 3 mi
- Boston Harbor Islands · 5 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 5 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 5 mi
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