Newton Highlands Playground
Newton Highlands Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 35 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyde Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 35 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hyde Playground: 0.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 0.6 mi
- Weeks Park: 0.8 mi
- Emerson Playground: 0.8 mi
- Newton Upper Falls Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Martin Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Frank Barney Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Oakdale Woods Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Goddard-Christina Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Wilson Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Winchester Hill: 0.6 mi
- Institution Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nonantum Hill: 1.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 5.8 mi
- North Beach: 5.9 mi
- Powissett Beach: 6.1 mi
- South Beach: 6.2 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 1.0 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.6 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.9 mi
- Martini Junction: 3.9 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 4.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
- War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 2.6 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Caterpillar: 1.3 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 2.3 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Babson Globe: 3.2 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 3.4 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 1.4 mi
- Bob's Island: 1.6 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 3.4 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 3.4 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 1.9 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 2.3 mi
- Longyear Museum: 2.4 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 2.6 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 2.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 1.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.7 mi
- The Alcove: 1.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 5.2 mi
- Boathouse: 16.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.2 mi
- Rainshed: 16.2 mi
- Boston Light: 16.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 7.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.9 mi
- Haywardville: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Newton Highlands Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NNW 334° | 135 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Prospect | NNW 332° | 133 m | 5.2 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSW 203° | 114 m | 6.2 mi |
| Doublet Hill | WNW 302° | 108 m | 4.0 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 191° | 104 m | 6.2 mi |
| Maugus Hill | W 260° | 101 m | 3.2 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | E 83° | 100 m | 2.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | NE 49° | 98 m | 2.3 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 | 15:31 | 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 white pine232 obs
- American pokeweed211 obs
- American Robin188 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel183 obs
- Sweet Pepperbush183 obs
- Wild Turkey157 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee156 obs
- Eastern Cottontail148 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/29870904
Day trips start here
- Newton · 1 mi
- Needham · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 4 mi
- Brookline · 4 mi
- Waltham · 4 mi
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