Park · Massachusetts
Hoyt-Sullivan Playground
Hoyt-Sullivan Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.39058, -71.10157
- 2.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Central Hill: 0.2 mi
- Winter Hill: 0.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 0.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Somerville Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Semitic Museum: 1.1 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 1.1 mi
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: 1.1 mi
- Harvard Museum of Natural History: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- George Dilboy: 0.3 mi
- Somerville Honor Roll: 0.3 mi
- Paul Revere Park: 0.4 mi
- President Obama Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ghost Bike - Jean Leonard: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Albion Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Hill Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Gilman Square: 0.3 mi
- Henry Hanson Park: 0.3 mi
- Paul Revere Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Hudson Labyrinth: 0.4 mi
- Elly the Elephant: 0.5 mi
- George the Giraffe & Big Poppy: 0.6 mi
- Dyanna: 0.6 mi
- Somerville Gateway Mural: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Community Growing Center: 0.5 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Concord Ave Community Space: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.0 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.0 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.0 mi
- Amory Woods: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 1.5 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 2.0 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 2.3 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 2.3 mi
- Hikmat home: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 4.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.2 mi
- Short Beach: 6.2 mi
- Corinha Beach: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Crag 1: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.9 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 6.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.7 mi
- Valley Shelter: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.6 mi
- Rainshed: 11.6 mi
- Boston Light: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 2.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 25.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 3.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of Hoyt-Sullivan Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NW 308° | 107 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 320° | 105 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 302° | 95 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 12° | 92 m | 3.9 mi |
| Wellington Hill | W 280° | 91 m | 4.6 mi |
| Arlington Heights Hills | WNW 296° | 85 m | 4.9 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | N 357° | 84 m | 4.8 mi |
| Boojum Rock | NNE 15° | 83 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 5 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee2,825 obs
- Western Honey Bee1,979 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee1,267 obs
- Wild Turkey1,019 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel965 obs
- American Robin958 obs
- House Sparrow912 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle878 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29818397
Day trips start here
- Somerville · 0 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 2 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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