- Elevation, modelled
- 10 m
- Tallest summit within 5.0 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 3.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4080, -71.1407
Crosby School Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 10 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is North Union Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of Crosby School Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 317° | 110 m | 3.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 316° | 107 m | 2.4 mi |
| Zion Hill | NNW 329° | 107 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 334° | 105 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Independence | WNW 293° | 101 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 303° | 95 m | 2.6 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NE 47° | 92 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wellington Hill | W 261° | 91 m | 2.6 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 5.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 23.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- North Union Playground: 0.2 mi
- Waldo Park: 0.3 mi
- Magnolia Park: 0.5 mi
- Thorndike Field: 0.6 mi
- Arlington Center Memorial: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Arlington Civil War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Stephen Edward Conley: 0.9 mi
- Dallin's Menotomy Indian Hunter statue: 0.9 mi
- Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 1.0 mi
- Pomp's Wall: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Clarendon Hill: 0.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rock Hill: 1.8 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Boston: 0.8 mi
- My Boys: 0.9 mi
- Robbins Memorial Flagstaff: 1.0 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 1.0 mi
- The Cannon: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 0.8 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 1.1 mi
- Jason Russell House: 1.1 mi
- Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging: 1.3 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.9 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 0.9 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.9 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 1.0 mi
- Brooks Estate: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Arlington Center Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 1.0 mi
- Harvard Square: 2.6 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.5 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 3.6 mi
Gardens
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.1 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.9 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Crag 1: 3.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.0 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.9 mi
- Rainshed: 13.9 mi
- Boston Light: 13.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 16.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Arlington · 1 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 3 mi
- Somerville · 3 mi
- Watertown · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
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