- Elevation, modelled
- 65 m
- Tallest summit within 5.8 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 2.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway2.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3991, -71.2176
Hillcroft Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 65 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west-southwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Complex, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Hillcroft Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WSW 249° | 135 m | 2.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | WSW 243° | 133 m | 2.1 mi |
| Whipple Hill | NNE 30° | 110 m | 3.4 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNW 341° | 109 m | 2.9 mi |
| Granny Hill | N 358° | 108 m | 3.7 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SW 220° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 45° | 107 m | 3.2 mi |
| Zion Hill | NNE 27° | 107 m | 4.3 mi |
- 2.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 8.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 26.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans Memorial Complex: 0.2 mi
- 200 Trapelo Road: 0.8 mi
- Cornelia Warren Park: 1.1 mi
- Lazazzero Playground: 1.3 mi
- Monsignor McCabe Playground: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Forest Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Sanderson Heights: 1.4 mi
- Mokema Conservation Land: 1.5 mi
- Bowman Park: 1.5 mi
- Swommonland Trust: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Cedar Hill: 0.7 mi
- Owl Hill: 1.0 mi
- Stearns Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wellington Hill: 1.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Waltham Museum: 1.8 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 2.0 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 2.2 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 2.3 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 1.8 mi
- World War I Honor Roll: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Mall: 1.9 mi
- Shriberg Lectern: 1.9 mi
- The Hiker: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- watering trough: 2.2 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 2.4 mi
- Dog Statue: 2.4 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 2.6 mi
- The Minute Man: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- Bowman Tavern: 2.3 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.3 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.4 mi
- vernal pool: 3.8 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.5 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.8 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 4.9 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.4 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 8.8 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 11.0 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.1 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 2.0 mi
- Valley Shelter: 2.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 17.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.4 mi
- Rainshed: 17.4 mi
- Boston Light: 17.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 7.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.9 mi
| 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).
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, 6 mi away.
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