Doherty Playground
Doherty Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the north-northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlestown Firefighters Memorial, a historic site 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
- 4.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Charlestown Firefighters Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bunker Hill Monument: 0.5 mi
- Colonel William Prescott: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.7 mi
- Potato Shed Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Charlestown Firefighters Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Edwards Playground: 0.2 mi
- Cook Street Playground: 0.2 mi
- Essex Square: 0.2 mi
- Schraffts Centre Harborwalk: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.3 mi
- Charlestown Sundial: 0.7 mi
- Collective Ascension: 0.7 mi
- Paula: 0.8 mi
- Torus: 0.9 mi
- The Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Charlestown Sprouts Garden: 0.5 mi
- South Street Farm: 1.4 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 1.4 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 1.4 mi
- Breeds Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 0.7 mi
- Admiral's Hill: 1.1 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
- The Battle of Bunker Hill Museum: 0.6 mi
- USS Constitution Museum: 0.9 mi
- Boston Marine Society Museum: 0.9 mi
- USS Constitution: 0.9 mi
- USS Cassin Young: 1.0 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 1.0 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 1.0 mi
- Cycleboat Boston: 1.1 mi
- Skinny House: 1.2 mi
- Capt. Jackson’s Historic Chocolate Shop: 1.3 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.9 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Amory Woods: 3.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 3.8 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 3.8 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.1 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.5 mi
- Short Beach: 4.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 4.8 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 5.2 mi
- Crag 1: 4.0 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.2 mi
- Pererea Point: 5.5 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.6 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 8.2 mi
- Boathouse: 9.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.8 mi
- Rainshed: 9.8 mi
- Boston Light: 9.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 1.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 4.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.7 mi
- Haywardville: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Doherty Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | NNW 348° | 92 m | 4.4 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | NNW 340° | 84 m | 5.7 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNW 349° | 83 m | 4.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 225° | 81 m | 5.2 mi |
| Corey Hill | SW 231° | 80 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Hood | NNE 21° | 79 m | 5.1 mi |
| Whip Hill | N 350° | 79 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | N 352° | 76 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 3 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee885 obs
- Rock Pigeon806 obs
- House Sparrow763 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel656 obs
- Western Honey Bee615 obs
- Canada Goose602 obs
- Eastern Cottontail520 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee452 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/29830980
Day trips start here
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 2 mi
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