- Elevation
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 5.2 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3884, -71.1364
Danehy Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded 6 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the north-northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cambridge Olympians, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Danehy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NNW 327° | 110 m | 4.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 328° | 107 m | 3.6 mi |
| Zion Hill | NNW 335° | 107 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 340° | 105 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Independence | NW 307° | 101 m | 4.9 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | S 190° | 100 m | 4.6 mi |
| Waban Hill | SSW 210° | 98 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 319° | 95 m | 3.6 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 4.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 24.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Cambridge Olympians: 0.0 mi
- Brodette Memorial Circle: 0.3 mi
- Teeven Memorial Circle: 0.4 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Watson's Corner: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Rothlisberger Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Peters Field: 0.2 mi
- McMath Park: 0.4 mi
- Raymond Park: 0.5 mi
- Taylor Square: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wallach Garden: 1.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 1.2 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.5 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.5 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 2.2 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Boston: 0.8 mi
- Gift of the Wind: 0.9 mi
- Longfellow: 1.0 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Judgement: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Clarendon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Auburn: 1.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 1.4 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.2 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 2.2 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 3.4 mi
- Citgo Sign: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 4.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.0 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.9 mi
- Short Beach: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lunch Wall: 4.6 mi
- Crag 1: 4.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 5.9 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.2 mi
- Rainshed: 13.2 mi
- Boston Light: 13.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 3.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 3.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.7 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).
Day trips start here
- Arlington · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Medford · 3 mi
- Watertown · 3 mi
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