- Elevation, modelled
- 29 m
- Tallest summit within 5.7 miles
- Chickatawbut Hill156 m · 5.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2958, -71.0900
Franklin Hill Green is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 29 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Harambee Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Franklin Hill Green. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSE 164° | 156 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hancock Hill | S 183° | 155 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSE 163° | 151 m | 5.3 mi |
| Buck Hill | S 172° | 151 m | 5.7 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSE 161° | 145 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | S 186° | 140 m | 5.4 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSE 162° | 133 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | S 189° | 132 m | 5.7 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 8.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harambee Park: 0.3 mi
- Erie-Ellington Streets Park: 0.6 mi
- Puddingstone Park: 0.7 mi
- Willowwood Rock: 0.7 mi
- Ripley Playground: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Scarboro Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 0.8 mi
- Wellington Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 1.6 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Bog Garden: 0.5 mi
- Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Camel Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Budgie Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
- Organic Garden: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Goat: 0.5 mi
- Wildebeest: 0.6 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 0.6 mi
- African Lion: 0.6 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Schoolmaster Hill: 0.6 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 0.6 mi
- Franklin Park Overlook Shelter Ruins: 0.9 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 1.3 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 1.9 mi
- Unity: 2.0 mi
- Reach: 2.0 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 2.0 mi
Museums
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 1.4 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 1.6 mi
- Pierce House: 2.0 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 2.1 mi
- Shirley-Eustis House: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 1.6 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 1.7 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.9 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.0 mi
- Roslindale Wetlands: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 2.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 3.9 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.1 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 0.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 0.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 0.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 20.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 20.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.4 mi
- Boston Light: 10.4 mi
- Rainshed: 10.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 6.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 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.
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- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 3 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
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