- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 5.7 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 5.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2828, -71.0561
Henry Square is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pierce House, a museum 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Henry Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SSW 211° | 193 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | S 184° | 156 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSW 204° | 155 m | 4.9 mi |
| Fenno Peak | S 183° | 151 m | 4.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSW 192° | 151 m | 4.8 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | S 180° | 145 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SSW 207° | 140 m | 5.0 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | S 181° | 133 m | 4.1 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 9.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Pierce House: 0.3 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 1.3 mi
- Josiah Quincy House: 2.2 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 2.4 mi
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Rev. William F. Toohig Playground: 0.3 mi
- Peabody Square: 0.5 mi
- Dorchester Park: 0.6 mi
- Hemenway Playground: 0.6 mi
- William H. Garvey Playground: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
- Popes Hill: 0.6 mi
- Milton Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.7 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.8 mi
- Savin Hill: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 0.9 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.2 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 2.6 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Neponset River Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 2.0 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 2.2 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.9 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.9 mi
Gardens
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- The Lone Sailor: 1.8 mi
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 2.2 mi
- Edward Everett Statue: 2.6 mi
- Clapp Favorite Pear: 2.6 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Wildebeest: 2.2 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 2.2 mi
- Goat: 2.2 mi
- African Lion: 2.2 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.3 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.4 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 5.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 18.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.1 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: 5.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
- Milton · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 4 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 4 mi
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