Park · Massachusetts
Byrne Playground
Byrne Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael J. Scalia Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.30083, -71.05239
- 2.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Michael J. Scalia Square: 0.1 mi
- McMorrow Playground: 0.3 mi
- Savin Hill and Malibu Beach: 0.4 mi
- Doherty-Gibson Playground: 0.5 mi
- Claymont Terrace: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Popes Hill: 0.6 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.7 mi
- Savin Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 0.7 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Naval Air Station Squantum Ammunition Bunkers: 1.4 mi
- Tadeausz Kosciuszko Memorial: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 0.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 2.0 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.4 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.5 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 1.0 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 2.3 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.7 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Pierce House: 1.0 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 1.3 mi
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate: 1.3 mi
- James Blake House: 1.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Point Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 1.0 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.2 mi
- Edward Everett Statue: 1.4 mi
- Clapp Favorite Pear: 1.4 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Wildebeest: 1.8 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 1.8 mi
- African Lion: 1.8 mi
- Goat: 1.9 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 18.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 8.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.5 mi
- Boston Light: 8.5 mi
- Rainshed: 8.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 6.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Byrne Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | S 185° | 156 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSW 201° | 155 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fenno Peak | S 184° | 151 m | 5.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | S 191° | 151 m | 6.1 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | S 182° | 145 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SSW 203° | 140 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | S 183° | 133 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hawk Hill | S 186° | 120 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| 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.
- Canada Goose549 obs
- Eastern Cottontail423 obs
- common mugwort422 obs
- American Robin353 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee313 obs
- Rock Pigeon310 obs
- tree-of-heaven294 obs
- common dandelion266 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/29861359
Day trips start here
- Boston/Dorchester · 1 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
- Boston/South End · 3 mi
- Boston · 4 mi
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