Cabot Park
Cabot Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District: 0.4 mi
- Spears Park: 0.4 mi
- Edmands Park: 0.5 mi
- Mount Ida: 0.3 mi
- Waban Hill: 1.4 mi
- Whitney Hill: 1.7 mi
- Institution Hill: 1.9 mi
- Moffatt Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 0.9 mi
- Armenian Museum of America: 1.3 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 1.3 mi
- Edmund Fowle House: 1.5 mi
- Awtrey Dell: 0.7 mi
- Wilson Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 1.3 mi
- Old Deer Park Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Whitney Hill Park: 1.7 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.1 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.4 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 1.4 mi
- Harvard Square: 4.3 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 4.7 mi
- War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 1.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Columbus Delta Monument: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 2.0 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 1.3 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 2.4 mi
- Bob's Island: 2.6 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 1.7 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 7.7 mi
- North Beach: 8.1 mi
- Powissett Beach: 8.4 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 1.8 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 1.8 mi
- Caterpillar: 2.5 mi
- Turtle: 3.0 mi
- Hamony Unity: 3.0 mi
- Lunch Wall: 1.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.9 mi
- Lower Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 3.9 mi
- Boathouse: 15.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.7 mi
- Rainshed: 15.8 mi
- Boston Light: 15.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.9 mi
- Haywardville: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Cabot Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NW 313° | 135 m | 3.9 mi |
| Little Prospect | NW 309° | 133 m | 3.8 mi |
| Doublet Hill | W 269° | 108 m | 3.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 12° | 107 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NNW 330° | 105 m | 5.7 mi |
| Maugus Hill | SW 233° | 101 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Independence | N 352° | 101 m | 5.6 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SE 129° | 100 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel345 obs
- Eastern Cottontail290 obs
- Mallard266 obs
- American Robin256 obs
- American pokeweed231 obs
- Wild Turkey230 obs
- Canada Goose225 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee214 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/321718665
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