- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 5.5 miles
- Single Tree Hill100 m · 5.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3829, -71.0865
Glen Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Glen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 219° | 100 m | 5.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 236° | 98 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 0° | 92 m | 4.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SW 227° | 86 m | 5.3 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | N 349° | 84 m | 5.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 2° | 83 m | 3.9 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 217° | 81 m | 4.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 349° | 81 m | 5.4 mi |
- 2.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 3.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 23.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Florence Playground: 0.2 mi
- Symphony Park: 0.2 mi
- Zero New Washington St: 0.3 mi
- Perkins Playground: 0.3 mi
- Corbett-McKenna Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- James Miller Minuteman Monument: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Hill Tower: 0.4 mi
- Art Farm Fence: 0.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Union Army Recruiting Site: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 0.4 mi
- Central Hill: 0.8 mi
- Winter Hill: 1.1 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Somerville Gateway Mural: 0.5 mi
- Passage: 0.6 mi
- Untitled: 0.7 mi
- LEGO Giraffe: 0.9 mi
- Edge of the Forest (Deer): 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Community Growing Center: 0.6 mi
- South Street Farm: 0.6 mi
- Concord Ave Community Space: 0.6 mi
- The Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Somerville Historical Museum: 1.0 mi
- Museum of Science: 1.3 mi
- The Battle of Bunker Hill Museum: 1.4 mi
- Semitic Museum: 1.4 mi
- MIT Museum: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Charles Riverboat Company: 1.1 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 1.4 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 1.5 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 1.7 mi
- Harvard Square: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.3 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.8 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.8 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.9 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.4 mi
- Short Beach: 5.4 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.6 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Crag 1: 3.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Lower Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 5.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.5 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.7 mi
- Rainshed: 10.7 mi
- Boston Light: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 1.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 3.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Somerville · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 2 mi
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