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Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park

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Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Kennedy Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.36130, -71.05188

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Greenway Carousel: 0.1 mi
  • Waterboat Duck House: 0.1 mi
  • New England Aquarium Whale Watching: 0.2 mi
  • Faneuil Hall Marketplace: 0.2 mi
  • Quincy Market: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Armenian Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
  • Richmond & North Streets Park: 0.2 mi
  • North Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rachel Revere Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jenny Plaza: 0.2 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Copps Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Camp Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Breeds Hill: 1.1 mi
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Short Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Yirrel Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 4.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 243°100 m5.8 mi
Cairn HillNNW 343°92 m6.1 mi
Mount WalleySW 230°91 m5.7 mi
Green HillSW 226°89 m5.8 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 249°86 m6.0 mi
Boojum RockNNW 343°83 m5.7 mi
Fisher HillWSW 244°81 m5.0 mi
Corey HillWSW 253°80 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel1,470 obs
  • Rock Pigeon1,372 obs
  • House Sparrow1,243 obs
  • Canada Goose928 obs
  • Mallard878 obs
  • American Herring Gull593 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail497 obs
  • American Robin461 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29868803

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