- Elevation, modelled
- 29 m
- Tallest summit within 6.3 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 5.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2774, -71.1860
Candy Mountain is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 29 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles River Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Candy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SE 141° | 193 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SE 131° | 155 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SE 133° | 140 m | 6.0 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | SE 137° | 132 m | 5.9 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SW 231° | 114 m | 4.6 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SW 227° | 112 m | 4.8 mi |
| Noanet Peak | SW 234° | 110 m | 5.0 mi |
| Nimrod's Rock | SW 222° | 105 m | 4.9 mi |
- 1.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 9.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Havey Beach: 0.6 mi
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Helen Heyn Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Millennium Park: 0.3 mi
- Praught Field: 1.2 mi
- Dedham Parks & Recreation Complex: 1.4 mi
- Billings Field: 1.5 mi
- Rebecca Perry Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- The Castle: 1.2 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Bird's Hill: 1.6 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Nonantum Hill: 1.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bald Pate Hill: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 2.4 mi
- Caterpillar: 4.1 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 4.1 mi
- Babson Globe: 4.2 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Fairbanks House: 2.5 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 3.0 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 3.5 mi
- Longyear Museum: 3.5 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Martini Junction: 3.3 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 3.7 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 4.1 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 4.1 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.4 mi
- North Beach: 3.9 mi
- South Beach: 4.1 mi
- Powissett Beach: 4.3 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 3.8 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 4.0 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 4.0 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.1 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 46
- The Alcove: 3.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Oak Lea: 5.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 4.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 8.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.5 mi
- Boston Light: 15.5 mi
- Rainshed: 15.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 7.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.8 mi
| 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 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 2 mi
- Needham · 2 mi
- Dedham · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 3 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 4 mi
- Newton · 4 mi
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