- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 5.9 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 3.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3389, -71.0850
Carter Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 4 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Southwest Corridor Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Carter Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 252° | 100 m | 3.6 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 271° | 98 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SW 215° | 94 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 232° | 91 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 244° | 90 m | 5.3 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 224° | 89 m | 3.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 262° | 86 m | 4.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 245° | 84 m | 5.8 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 5.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 25.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.1 mi
- Douglas Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.1 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 0.2 mi
- Gateway Greenspace: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- 100 Years of Solitude: 0.1 mi
- Frederick Douglass: 0.1 mi
- Cy Young: 0.2 mi
- 999 Cranes: 0.3 mi
- Clef Sculpture: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
- Frederick Douglass Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bessie Bames Garden: 0.2 mi
- West Springfield Garden: 0.4 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.5 mi
- James P. Kelleher Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- The Mapparium: 0.4 mi
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.8 mi
- Citgo Sign: 0.9 mi
- 9: 0.9 mi
- 4: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 0.6 mi
- MassArt Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: 0.7 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.9 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- 140 Highland St: 1.0 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.1 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 1.2 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 1.4 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Parker Hill: 1.2 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
- Copps Hill: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.2 mi
- Tenean Beach: 3.9 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.5 mi
- Orchard Beach: 4.9 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Pererea Point: 4.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.6 mi
- The Alcove: 4.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 2.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.0 mi
- Rainshed: 10.0 mi
- Boston Light: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 1.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.7 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
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