Park · Massachusetts
Magoun Park
Magoun Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.41552, -71.09834
- 2.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Logan Park: 0.2 mi
- Washington Place Park: 0.2 mi
- Krystle Campbell Peace Garden: 0.4 mi
- Morrison Park: 0.5 mi
- Clippership Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque: 0.4 mi
- Cradock Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Paul Revere Park: 1.4 mi
- President Obama Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- The First Church in Malden: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Andrew: 0.6 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Winter Hill: 1.4 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 2.5 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 2.7 mi
- Semitic Museum: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.2 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 1.2 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.1 mi
- Brooks Estate: 2.4 mi
- Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest: 2.5 mi
- Great Island: 2.5 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Mystic Musical Fence: 1.1 mi
- The Cannon: 1.2 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 1.3 mi
- Rock spiral: 1.4 mi
- Elly the Elephant: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 1.9 mi
- Hikmat home: 2.2 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 2.3 mi
- Stone Chimney: 2.8 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.9 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Short Beach: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Crag 1: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 7.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 7.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.2 mi
- Rainshed: 12.2 mi
- Boston Light: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 2.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.9 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 1.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of Magoun Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | WNW 287° | 107 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WNW 301° | 105 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 281° | 95 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 17° | 92 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 353° | 91 m | 3.5 mi |
| Horn Pond Mountain | NW 315° | 86 m | 4.3 mi |
| Arlington Heights Hills | W 275° | 85 m | 4.6 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | N 352° | 84 m | 3.1 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, 6 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,078 obs
- Western Honey Bee705 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee675 obs
- American Robin589 obs
- Mallard554 obs
- Canada Goose484 obs
- Eastern Cottontail430 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel394 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/29868090
Day trips start here
- Medford · 0 mi
- Malden · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Arlington · 3 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 3 mi
- Cambridge · 3 mi
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