Newton Centre Playground
Newton Centre Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Newton Parks and Recreation Department
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
- War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.8 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 2.2 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Newton Centre Green: 0.1 mi
- Newton Centre Green: 0.2 mi
- Newton Centre Green: 0.3 mi
- Union Street Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Crystal Lake and Pleasant Street Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 0.2 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 0.5 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 0.9 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 4.2 mi
- Harvard Square: 4.8 mi
- Wilson Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Elgin Street Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Charles Cohen Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Old Deer Park Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Oakdale Woods Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 6.7 mi
- North Beach: 7.1 mi
- Powissett Beach: 7.3 mi
- South Beach: 7.3 mi
- Institution Hill: 0.8 mi
- Waban Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Ida: 1.3 mi
- Winchester Hill: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 1.1 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 1.2 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 1.5 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.8 mi
- Longyear Museum: 1.8 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 1.4 mi
- Caterpillar: 1.9 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 2.7 mi
- Hamony Unity: 3.2 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 3.2 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 1.9 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.1 mi
- Bob's Island: 2.2 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 0.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.1 mi
- Lower Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 4.7 mi
- Boathouse: 15.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.6 mi
- Rainshed: 15.6 mi
- Boston Light: 15.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 8.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.1 mi
- Haywardville: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Newton Centre Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NW 322° | 135 m | 4.8 mi |
| Little Prospect | NW 320° | 133 m | 4.7 mi |
| Doublet Hill | WNW 285° | 108 m | 4.1 mi |
| Maugus Hill | WSW 247° | 101 m | 4.1 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | ESE 107° | 100 m | 2.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | ENE 69° | 98 m | 1.2 mi |
| Cat Rock Hill | NW 310° | 95 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SE 146° | 94 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 |
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 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel608 obs
- eastern white pine480 obs
- Canada Goose422 obs
- American pokeweed413 obs
- Mallard331 obs
- hay-scented fern306 obs
- Mute Swan303 obs
- Eastern Cottontail290 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/1447310117
Day trips start here
- Newton · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 3 mi
- Watertown · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 4 mi
- Brookline · 4 mi
- Needham · 4 mi
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