- Elevation, modelled
- 10 m
- Tallest summit within 5.4 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 3.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2656, -71.0949
Neponset Esplanade Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 10 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennedy Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Neponset Esplanade Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SSW 195° | 193 m | 3.8 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSE 150° | 156 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hancock Hill | S 180° | 155 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSE 149° | 151 m | 3.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSE 164° | 151 m | 3.7 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SE 145° | 145 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | S 185° | 140 m | 3.3 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSE 147° | 133 m | 3.5 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 10.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 30.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kennedy Playground: 0.1 mi
- Brush Hill Road Playground: 0.2 mi
- Shields Park: 0.5 mi
- John L. Kelly Field: 0.6 mi
- Ryan Playground: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 0.3 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: 1.7 mi
- Stony Brook Reservation: 2.3 mi
- Mother Brook Reservation: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Sally Rock: 1.0 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: 1.1 mi
- Bishop Riley: 1.6 mi
- Paul C. "Puzzy" Carter Marine PFC Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell: 2.3 mi
- Mark S. Charbonnier & Richard T. Dever Memorial: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 1.5 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 2.3 mi
- Pierce House: 2.6 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 3.2 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Goat: 2.6 mi
- Wildebeest: 2.7 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 2.7 mi
- African Lion: 2.7 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 3.2 mi
- Reach: 3.9 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 3.9 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 4.0 mi
- Taino Mural: 4.0 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 3.2 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: 3.4 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: 9.8 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: 19.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.3 mi
- Boston Light: 11.3 mi
- Rainshed: 11.3 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.
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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