- Elevation, modelled
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 5.6 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 5.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway3.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3556, -71.1612
Hobart St Play Area is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 13 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Arsenal Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Hobart St Play Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WNW 296° | 135 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Prospect | WNW 293° | 133 m | 5.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 354° | 107 m | 5.3 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSE 168° | 100 m | 2.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | SSW 210° | 98 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NNW 347° | 95 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 171° | 94 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSE 160° | 91 m | 3.5 mi |
- 3.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 4.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 27.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Arsenal Park: 0.4 mi
- Hardiman Playground: 0.4 mi
- McKinney Playground: 0.4 mi
- Oak Square: 0.5 mi
- Hunnewell Playground: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hunnewell Woods: 0.6 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 1.1 mi
- Awtrey Dell: 1.3 mi
- Whitney Hill Park: 1.7 mi
- Old Deer Park Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
Museums
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.0 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 1.2 mi
- Edmund Fowle House: 1.3 mi
- Armenian Museum of America: 1.5 mi
- International Paper Museum: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Coolidge Hill: 1.1 mi
- Waban Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Auburn: 1.3 mi
- Mount Ida: 1.6 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers Monument: 1.2 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 1.3 mi
- Joseph P. Golden Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Aerosmith Apartment: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Evo: 1.2 mi
- Hamony Unity: 1.3 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 1.3 mi
- Communication: 1.4 mi
- Shop Small: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- School Garden: 2.1 mi
- Wallach Garden: 2.4 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.6 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.9 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.5 mi
- Harvard Square: 2.5 mi
- 34: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.9 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.3 mi
- Tenean Beach: 7.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 2.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 2.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 2.2 mi
- Lower Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.0 mi
- Rainshed: 14.0 mi
- Boston Light: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.3 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 | 07:11 | 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
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