- Elevation, modelled
- 44 m
- Tallest summit within 5.8 miles
- Chickatawbut Hill156 m · 5.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2958, -71.1134
Parkman Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 44 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Leland Street Cooperative Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Parkman Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSE 152° | 156 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hancock Hill | S 170° | 155 m | 5.4 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSE 149° | 145 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | S 173° | 140 m | 5.4 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSE 150° | 133 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | S 177° | 132 m | 5.6 mi |
| Houghton Hill | S 172° | 129 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | SE 142° | 103 m | 5.8 mi |
- On the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 8.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 0.1 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 0.5 mi
- Minton Stable Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Budgie Rain Garden: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier: 0.4 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 0.9 mi
- Historic Springhouse: 1.0 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 1.0 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Hemlock Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bussey Hill: 0.6 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.8 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Pagel Playground: 0.5 mi
- Healy Playground: 0.7 mi
- Everett Street Playground: 0.9 mi
- Southwest Corridor Park: 1.0 mi
- Irving W. Adams Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Loring-Greenough House: 1.0 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 1.0 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.5 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 1.8 mi
- Dillaway-Thomas House: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Roslindale Wetlands: 1.0 mi
- Cottage Street Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 1.9 mi
- Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild: 1.9 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 1.1 mi
- Taino Mural: 1.8 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 1.8 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 1.9 mi
- Reach: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Andean Condor: 1.3 mi
- Emu: 1.3 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 1.3 mi
- Goat: 1.4 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.1 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.3 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 47
- The Alcove: 3.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Oak Lea: 1.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 1.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.6 mi
- Boston Light: 11.6 mi
- Rainshed: 11.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 6.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 8.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 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, under a mile away.
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- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 1 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 2 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 3 mi
- Brookline · 3 mi
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