- Elevation, modelled
- 29 m
- Tallest summit within 5.4 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 3.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway2.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3776, -71.1832
Lowell Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 29 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Victory Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Lowell Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WNW 282° | 135 m | 3.7 mi |
| Little Prospect | W 278° | 133 m | 3.7 mi |
| Whipple Hill | N 360° | 110 m | 4.5 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNW 327° | 109 m | 5.0 mi |
| Doublet Hill | WSW 247° | 108 m | 5.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 8° | 107 m | 3.8 mi |
| Zion Hill | N 2° | 107 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NW 310° | 105 m | 4.7 mi |
- 2.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 6.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 26.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Victory Field: 0.3 mi
- Peqoussette Park: 0.4 mi
- Watertown Linear Park: 0.6 mi
- Moxley Park: 0.7 mi
- Saltonstall Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Whitney Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 1.6 mi
- Awtrey Dell: 2.1 mi
- Forest Street Park: 2.1 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Whitney Hill: 0.4 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 0.5 mi
- Owl Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wellington Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Ida: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Edmund Fowle House: 0.6 mi
- Armenian Museum of America: 0.8 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 1.6 mi
- Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Columbus Delta Monument: 0.8 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 1.0 mi
- War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Mount Auburn Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Site of Fitchburg Railroad Hill Crossing Depot: 1.8 mi
Artworks
- Turtle: 1.7 mi
- Boston: 2.3 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 2.3 mi
- Evo: 2.5 mi
- Dog Statue: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.3 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wallach Garden: 3.1 mi
- Harvard Community Garden: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.9 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 2.9 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.1 mi
- Harvard Square: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.7 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 8.8 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 8.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Lunch Wall: 3.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 12: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 3.7 mi
- Valley Shelter: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 3.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.3 mi
- Rainshed: 15.3 mi
- Boston Light: 15.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 5.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.6 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 |
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