- Elevation
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
- Chickatawbut Hill156 m · 5.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2973, -71.0620
Gibson Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded 5 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Doherty-Gibson Playground, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
- Elevation
- 5 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Gibson Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | S 180° | 156 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSW 197° | 155 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fenno Peak | S 179° | 151 m | 5.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | S 187° | 151 m | 5.8 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | S 177° | 145 m | 5.1 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SSW 200° | 140 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | S 177° | 133 m | 5.1 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SSW 192° | 133 m | 6.0 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 8.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Doherty-Gibson Playground: 0.0 mi
- Wellesley Park: 0.2 mi
- Adams-King Playground: 0.4 mi
- Michael J. Scalia Square: 0.4 mi
- Hemenway Playground: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 0.7 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Popes Hill: 0.6 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 0.8 mi
- Savin Hill: 1.1 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 0.8 mi
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Mark S. Charbonnier & Richard T. Dever Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Pierce House: 0.8 mi
- James Blake House: 1.5 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 1.8 mi
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate: 1.9 mi
- Shirley-Eustis House: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 0.9 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 2.1 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 2.2 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.5 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 1.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 2.5 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.8 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Wildebeest: 1.4 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 1.4 mi
- African Lion: 1.4 mi
- Goat: 1.4 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 1.5 mi
- Edward Everett Statue: 1.6 mi
- Clapp Favorite Pear: 1.6 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.7 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Pererea Point: 3.6 mi
- Moon Head: 3.8 mi
- L Wall: 3.9 mi
- J Wall: 3.9 mi
- K Wall: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.0 mi
- Boston Light: 9.0 mi
- Rainshed: 9.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 6.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Boston/Dorchester · 1 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 3 mi
- Boston/South End · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 3 mi
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