- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 5.8 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 5.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3796, -71.0684
Edwards Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Essex Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Edwards Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 228° | 100 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 349° | 92 m | 4.6 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 350° | 83 m | 4.2 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 227° | 81 m | 5.0 mi |
| Corey Hill | SW 232° | 80 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Hood | NNE 20° | 79 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | N 353° | 76 m | 4.1 mi |
| Gerry Hill | NNW 337° | 76 m | 5.2 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 4.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 22.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Essex Square: 0.1 mi
- Doherty Playground: 0.2 mi
- Cook Street Playground: 0.2 mi
- Charlestown Firefighters Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Stack Street Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Charlestown Firefighters Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Bunker Hill Monument: 0.5 mi
- Colonel William Prescott: 0.5 mi
- Potato Shed Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Untitled: 0.3 mi
- Collective Ascension: 0.6 mi
- Charlestown Sundial: 0.6 mi
- Zakim Down Under: 0.7 mi
- Five Beacons for the Lost Half Mile: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- The Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Charlestown Sprouts Garden: 0.5 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 1.3 mi
- South Street Farm: 1.3 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Breeds Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 0.8 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.1 mi
- Admiral's Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
Museums
- The Battle of Bunker Hill Museum: 0.5 mi
- USS Constitution Museum: 0.8 mi
- USS Constitution: 0.8 mi
- Boston Marine Society Museum: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Science: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.8 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 0.9 mi
- Cycleboat Boston: 1.1 mi
- Skinny House: 1.1 mi
- Capt. Jackson’s Historic Chocolate Shop: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.0 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Amory Woods: 3.2 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 3.8 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.0 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.5 mi
- Short Beach: 4.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 4.9 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Crag 1: 4.2 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.2 mi
- Pererea Point: 5.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 5.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 8.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.8 mi
- Rainshed: 9.8 mi
- Boston Light: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 1.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.0 mi
| 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).
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.
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