Briggs Field
Briggs Field is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Untitled (Swan), a artwork 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Untitled (Swan): 0.1 mi
- For Marjorie: 0.2 mi
- Alchemist: 0.3 mi
- Loohooloo (Stella Room): 0.4 mi
- Three-piece reclining figure, draped: 0.4 mi
- Steinbrenner Garden: 0.2 mi
- Julie Fassett Garden: 0.2 mi
- President's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.5 mi
- Lipchitz Courtyard: 0.5 mi
- Henry G. Steinbenner: 0.2 mi
- Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of The Smoot: 0.3 mi
- National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography: 0.5 mi
- George D. Hart Way: 0.5 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial - John H. Corcoran: 0.5 mi
- Fort Washington Park: 0.2 mi
- Pacific Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Landsdowne Quadrangle: 0.3 mi
- University Park East Walkway: 0.3 mi
- Bexley Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 0.4 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 0.5 mi
- MIT Museum: 0.7 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 1.0 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.6 mi
- 34: 0.7 mi
- 26: 0.7 mi
- 45: 0.7 mi
- 14: 0.7 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.0 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.0 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 2.0 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.2 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.1 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Parker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.3 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.3 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 6.1 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.5 mi
- The Alcove: 4.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.2 mi
- Boathouse: 10.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.8 mi
- Rainshed: 10.9 mi
- Boston Light: 10.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.3 mi
- Haywardville: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Briggs Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 229° | 100 m | 3.6 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 252° | 98 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 210° | 91 m | 3.9 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NW 304° | 91 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 228° | 90 m | 5.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 204° | 89 m | 4.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 241° | 86 m | 3.7 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 228° | 81 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel2,541 obs
- Canada Goose2,219 obs
- House Sparrow1,694 obs
- Eastern Cottontail1,491 obs
- Mallard1,471 obs
- American Robin1,334 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,194 obs
- Rock Pigeon1,177 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/27365759
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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