Dana Park
Dana Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lopez Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lopez Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Pacific Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Old Morse Park: 0.2 mi
- Hoyt Field: 0.3 mi
- James Cronin Park: 0.3 mi
- Norman Tubman Square: 0.2 mi
- Celebrate The Coast: 0.3 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial - Marcia Diehl: 0.3 mi
- Ghost Bike Memorial - John H. Corcoran: 0.6 mi
- Henry G. Steinbenner: 0.6 mi
- Graffiti Alley: 0.4 mi
- Untitled (Swan): 0.5 mi
- For Marjorie: 0.5 mi
- Rain River: 0.7 mi
- Counterpoint: 0.7 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 0.5 mi
- Steinbrenner Garden: 0.6 mi
- Julie Fassett Garden: 0.7 mi
- President's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 0.5 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.8 mi
- Gabel Museum of Archaeology: 0.8 mi
- Fogg Museum: 0.9 mi
- Harvard Art Museums: 0.9 mi
- Dana Hill: 0.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.8 mi
- Central Hill: 1.8 mi
- Corey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Harvard Square: 1.0 mi
- Citgo Sign: 1.0 mi
- 34: 1.1 mi
- 26: 1.1 mi
- 45: 1.1 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.0 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.2 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 2.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.8 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 6.3 mi
- Corinha Beach: 6.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.3 mi
- The Alcove: 4.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 7.7 mi
- Boathouse: 11.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.3 mi
- Rainshed: 11.4 mi
- Boston Light: 11.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.9 mi
- Haywardville: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Dana Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 221° | 100 m | 3.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 246° | 98 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 203° | 91 m | 4.0 mi |
| Wellington Hill | WNW 304° | 91 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 223° | 90 m | 5.3 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 197° | 89 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SW 233° | 86 m | 3.5 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 217° | 81 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee2,185 obs
- Canada Goose1,841 obs
- Western Honey Bee1,541 obs
- Eastern Cottontail1,487 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,466 obs
- House Sparrow1,451 obs
- Wild Turkey1,302 obs
- American Robin1,270 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29818144
Day trips start here
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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