- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 5.3 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 3.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2654, -71.0959
Kennedy Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 8 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Neponset Esplanade Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Kennedy Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SSW 194° | 193 m | 3.8 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSE 149° | 156 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hancock Hill | S 179° | 155 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSE 148° | 151 m | 3.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSE 163° | 151 m | 3.7 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SE 145° | 145 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | S 184° | 140 m | 3.3 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SE 146° | 133 m | 3.5 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 10.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Neponset Esplanade Park: 0.1 mi
- Brush Hill Road Playground: 0.2 mi
- Shields Park: 0.6 mi
- John L. Kelly Field: 0.6 mi
- Ryan Playground: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 0.4 mi
- Dell Ave Rock: 1.4 mi
- Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild: 1.6 mi
- Stony Brook Reservation: 2.2 mi
- Mother Brook Reservation: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Sally Rock: 0.9 mi
- Wellington Hill: 1.2 mi
- Brush Hill: 1.2 mi
- Academy Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Ararat: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Bishop Riley: 1.6 mi
- Paul C. "Puzzy" Carter Marine PFC Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell: 2.2 mi
- Mark S. Charbonnier & Richard T. Dever Memorial: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 1.6 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 2.3 mi
- Pierce House: 2.6 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 3.2 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Goat: 2.7 mi
- Wildebeest: 2.7 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 2.7 mi
- African Lion: 2.8 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 3.2 mi
- Reach: 3.9 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 4.0 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 4.0 mi
- Taino Mural: 4.0 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 3.3 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.3 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.9 mi
- Orchard Beach: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Breakneck Ledge: 3.2 mi
- J Wall: 3.4 mi
- K Wall: 3.4 mi
- L Wall: 3.4 mi
- R Wall: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.7 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.3 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.3 mi
- Boston Light: 11.4 mi
- Rainshed: 11.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 4.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Eastern Massachusetts · 2 mi
- Milton · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 4 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 4 mi
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