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Morrison Park

Morrison Park from directly overhead

Morrison Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Andrew, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41937, -71.09031

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Andrew: 0.3 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Belmont Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Boojum Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 1.5 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 0.8 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Alex's Place: 1.7 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Artworks
  • Mystic Musical Fence: 1.2 mi
  • Rock spiral: 1.3 mi
  • The Cannon: 1.7 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 1.7 mi
  • LEGO Giraffe: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 1.5 mi
  • Hikmat home: 1.9 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Stone Chimney: 2.5 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 3.4 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 7.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 7.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Morrison Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillWNW 282°107 m4.3 mi
Mount PisgahWNW 295°105 m4.2 mi
Cairn HillN 7°92 m1.8 mi
Bear HillNNW 345°91 m3.3 mi
Horn Pond MountainNW 309°86 m4.5 mi
Winthrop HillNNW 343°84 m2.9 mi
Boojum RockNNE 14°83 m1.4 mi
Taylor MountainNNW 344°81 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 6 mi away.

  • Mallard561 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee557 obs
  • American Robin515 obs
  • Canada Goose488 obs
  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth480 obs
  • striped wintergreen402 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail370 obs
  • Western Honey Bee347 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29830805

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