- Elevation, modelled
- 15 m
- Tallest summit within 5.8 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 4.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway4.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3550, -71.1858
Chaffin Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 15 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Farlow Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Chaffin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NW 304° | 135 m | 4.2 mi |
| Little Prospect | WNW 300° | 133 m | 4.1 mi |
| Doublet Hill | W 265° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 7° | 107 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NW 323° | 105 m | 5.8 mi |
| Maugus Hill | SW 234° | 101 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Independence | NNW 345° | 101 m | 5.4 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SE 142° | 100 m | 2.8 mi |
- 4.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 27.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Farlow Park: 0.1 mi
- Charlesbank Park: 0.3 mi
- Carleton Park: 0.3 mi
- Farlow and Kendrick Parks Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Burr Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Mount Ida: 0.3 mi
- Waban Hill: 1.2 mi
- Whitney Hill: 1.2 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 0.5 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 0.7 mi
- Armenian Museum of America: 0.8 mi
- Edmund Fowle House: 1.0 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Awtrey Dell: 0.5 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 0.7 mi
- Whitney Hill Park: 1.2 mi
- Old Deer Park Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Wilson Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Watertown Founders Monument: 0.6 mi
- Columbus Delta Monument: 0.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.7 mi
- War Memorial: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.3 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.4 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 1.8 mi
- Harvard Square: 3.6 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 1.6 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 2.2 mi
- Turtle: 2.3 mi
- Evo: 2.4 mi
- Hamony Unity: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 1.8 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 3.1 mi
- School Garden: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 7.2 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 8.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 1.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 2.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 2.0 mi
- Lower Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 11: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 4.1 mi
- Valley Shelter: 4.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.2 mi
- Rainshed: 15.2 mi
- Boston Light: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 5.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.9 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 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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.
Day trips start here
- Watertown · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Newton · 2 mi
- Waltham · 3 mi
- Arlington · 4 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 4 mi
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