Park · Massachusetts
Fisher Hill Historic District
Fisher Hill Historic District is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 79 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 79 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32982, -71.14116
- 2.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fisher Hill: 0.1 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 0.6 mi
- Single Tree Hill: 0.7 mi
- Corey Hill: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Fisher Hill Reservoir Park: 0.1 mi
- Little Field Park: 0.3 mi
- Brookline Reservoir Park: 0.3 mi
- Daniel W. Warren, Jr. Playground: 0.3 mi
- Dudley Triangle: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Friedman Park: 0.5 mi
- Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk: 0.8 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 0.9 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 1.0 mi
- Cottage Street Preserve: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 0.8 mi
- International Paper Museum: 0.8 mi
- Longyear Museum: 1.1 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.0 mi
- Parkman Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.2 mi
- Private First Class Dennis Conry Memorial Square: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Four Seasons Mural: 1.3 mi
- The Greening of Griggs: 1.3 mi
- Hamony Unity: 1.4 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 1.4 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- School Garden: 1.4 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.5 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 2.0 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 2.2 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.4 mi
- 34: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.1 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 6.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lower Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.7 mi
- The Alcove: 1.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.8 mi
- Rainshed: 12.8 mi
- Boston Light: 12.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Fisher Hill Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 231° | 100 m | 0.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 292° | 98 m | 1.8 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 182° | 94 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SW 229° | 92 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | S 173° | 91 m | 1.5 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NNW 333° | 91 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 227° | 90 m | 2.6 mi |
| Green Hill | SSE 167° | 89 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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, 2 mi away.
- Canada Goose1,051 obs
- Mallard862 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel806 obs
- Mute Swan619 obs
- Wild Turkey541 obs
- Eastern Cottontail519 obs
- American Robin503 obs
- American pokeweed476 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 node/358279182
Day trips start here
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
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