- Elevation
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 5.4 miles
- Turkey Hill107 m · 5.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3667, -71.1234
Peterson Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded 3 m. Turkey Hill stands 107 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Lawn, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
- Elevation
- 3 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Peterson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Hill | NNW 331° | 107 m | 5.2 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSW 206° | 100 m | 3.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | SW 234° | 98 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | NW 324° | 95 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | S 190° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NW 305° | 91 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SSW 213° | 90 m | 5.1 mi |
| Green Hill | S 186° | 89 m | 4.4 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 3.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 25.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Baker Lawn: 0.1 mi
- Burden Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverbend Park: 0.3 mi
- The Grove: 0.4 mi
- Corporal Burns Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Digital DNA: 0.2 mi
- Interconnected: 0.2 mi
- Each and None: 0.3 mi
- Big Heart Energy: 0.3 mi
- WE ALL: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Harvard Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Wallach Garden: 0.6 mi
- Green Street Neighborhood Garden: 0.6 mi
- Adolphus Busch Hall Garden: 0.8 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- The Harvard Lampoon Castle: 0.5 mi
- Ghost Bike - Darryl Willis: 0.5 mi
- Michael A. Sullivan Square: 0.6 mi
- Statue of Charles Sumner: 0.6 mi
- John Harvard Statue: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Harvard Square: 0.5 mi
- 34: 1.8 mi
- 26: 1.8 mi
- 45: 1.8 mi
- 14: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Fogg Museum: 0.7 mi
- Harvard Art Museums: 0.7 mi
- Busch-Reisinger Museum: 0.7 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 0.8 mi
- The Collection Of Historical Scientific Instruments: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Dana Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Auburn: 1.1 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Amory Woods: 1.5 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.0 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 2.1 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.1 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Lunch Wall: 3.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.9 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.9 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 4.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.2 mi
- Rainshed: 12.2 mi
- Boston Light: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 2.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 4.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 1 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Boston · 3 mi
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