Franklin Park
Franklin Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunback Meadow Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunback Meadow Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Upper Vine Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Swommonland Trust: 0.9 mi
- Vyne Brook Village: 1.1 mi
- Bowman Park: 1.1 mi
- Old foundation: 0.7 mi
- Cary Coovert: 1.1 mi
- The "Something Is Being Done" Monument: 1.4 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 1.4 mi
- The Revolutionary Monument: 1.5 mi
- Mount Independence: 0.8 mi
- Loring Hill: 0.8 mi
- Munroe Hill: 0.9 mi
- Belfry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Fullers Hill: 1.4 mi
- The Minute Man: 0.9 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 0.9 mi
- watering trough: 1.3 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 1.4 mi
- Dog Statue: 2.9 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 0.9 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 1.1 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 1.4 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 2.6 mi
- Antony Park Public Garden: 1.0 mi
- Tower Park: 1.0 mi
- Munroe Park: 1.2 mi
- Adams Park: 1.2 mi
- Muzzey Field: 1.2 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 1.1 mi
- vernal pool: 2.1 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 3.0 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.7 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.8 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.1 mi
- People For Pollinators: 4.6 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 4.8 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 4.9 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
- Baby Beach: 9.7 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 10.2 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 7.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.5 mi
- Crag 1: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 3.0 mi
- Valley Shelter: 3.2 mi
- Boathouse: 18.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.6 mi
- Rainshed: 18.6 mi
- Boston Light: 18.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 14.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
- Haywardville: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Franklin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSW 205° | 135 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSW 204° | 133 m | 3.3 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ENE 68° | 110 m | 2.5 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNW 330° | 109 m | 0.8 mi |
| Granny Hill | NNE 14° | 108 m | 1.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 85° | 107 m | 2.8 mi |
| Zion Hill | NE 54° | 107 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 277° | 106 m | 5.2 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 | 07:12 | 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 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.
- alder buckthorn154 obs
- black cherry143 obs
- sensitive fern129 obs
- garlic mustard125 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage120 obs
- striped wintergreen120 obs
- multiflora rose111 obs
- eastern white pine106 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/28228829
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