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Newton Upper Falls Historic District

Newton Upper Falls Historic District from directly overhead

Newton Upper Falls Historic District is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 58 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerson Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
58 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.31343, -71.22144

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emerson Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Saco-Lowell Shops Housing Historic District: 0.4 mi
  • Officer Bobby Braceland Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Chester F. Mills Field: 0.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Frank Barney Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Martin Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Falls Riverwalk Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Goddard-Christina Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Charles River Reservation: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Bob's Island: 1.2 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 2.6 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 2.6 mi
  • Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 3.1 mi
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
  • North Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Cliffs: 43
  • Lunch Wall: 2.4 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 2.4 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 2.5 mi
  • The Alcove: 2.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • 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
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Newton Upper Falls Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNNW 342°135 m5.5 mi
Little ProspectNNW 341°133 m5.2 mi
Pegan HillSW 224°125 m6.0 mi
Strawberry HillSSW 198°114 m5.7 mi
Powissett PeakSSW 196°112 m6.1 mi
Noanet PeakSSW 203°110 m5.9 mi
Doublet HillNW 312°108 m3.6 mi
High RockS 185°104 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • garlic mustard174 obs
  • American Robin153 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee131 obs
  • alder buckthorn130 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail125 obs
  • Wild Turkey122 obs
  • Mallard122 obs
  • Asian bittersweet107 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358278332

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