- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 6.5 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 5.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway4.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2700, -71.0306
Bishop Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 4 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hug Park, 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 Bishop Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SW 227° | 193 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSW 206° | 156 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SW 223° | 155 m | 4.9 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSW 204° | 151 m | 3.6 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSW 211° | 151 m | 4.5 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSW 203° | 145 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SW 225° | 140 m | 5.1 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSW 203° | 133 m | 3.5 mi |
- 4.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 11.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.1 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
- Bear Hug Park: 0.1 mi
- Cavanaugh Stadium: 0.6 mi
- Safford Park: 0.6 mi
- Welcome Young Park: 0.7 mi
- Andrews Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
- Josiah Quincy House: 0.8 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: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Neponset River Reservation: 0.8 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.4 mi
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Wollaston: 0.9 mi
- Forbes Hill: 0.9 mi
- Milton Hill: 1.5 mi
- Presidents Hill: 1.7 mi
- Popes Hill: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Wollaston Beach: 1.1 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 1.2 mi
- Tenean Beach: 1.7 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.3 mi
- Norton Road Beach: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Constitution Common: 1.5 mi
- John Adams: 1.9 mi
- Abigail Adams: 1.9 mi
- John Hancock: 1.9 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- United First Parish Church: 1.9 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 2.5 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 2.6 mi
- USS Salem: 3.6 mi
- Wildebeest: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Babcock Arboretum: 1.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 6.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 8.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.2 mi
- Boston Light: 8.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 4.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.8 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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