Poplar Street Play Area
Poplar Street Play Area is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Road Recreation Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley Road Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
- Garfield Park: 0.2 mi
- Baskin Playground: 0.6 mi
- Kinneens Park: 0.7 mi
- Justin Park: 0.8 mi
- Meagherville Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Tophet Swamp Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Poor Farm: 0.8 mi
- Justin/Bernard Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Freemont St. Play Area: 0.8 mi
- Robinson Hill: 0.6 mi
- Belfry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bucks Hill: 1.2 mi
- Merriam Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fiske Hill: 1.3 mi
- Albert B Lester: 0.8 mi
- The Revolutionary Monument: 1.1 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 1.2 mi
- The "Something Is Being Done" Monument: 1.2 mi
- stone foundation: 1.2 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 1.2 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 2.0 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 2.3 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 2.3 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 1.2 mi
- The Minute Man: 2.3 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 2.3 mi
- The Patriot: 2.5 mi
- Rembering Center School: 2.8 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 2.5 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.7 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.7 mi
- vernal pool: 1.9 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 2.1 mi
- Bloody Angle: 2.8 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 2.8 mi
- RR Semaphore: 3.0 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 7.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 12.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Crag 1: 8.6 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.1 mi
- Valley Shelter: 5.3 mi
- Boathouse: 20.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.3 mi
- Rainshed: 20.3 mi
- Boston Light: 20.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 11.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 7.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 11.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.9 mi
- Haywardville: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Poplar Street Play Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | S 186° | 135 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Prospect | S 186° | 133 m | 5.4 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ESE 115° | 110 m | 3.4 mi |
| Loring Hill | SSE 168° | 109 m | 1.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | ESE 122° | 108 m | 1.4 mi |
| Zion Hill | E 99° | 107 m | 3.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 120° | 107 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 248° | 106 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 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 3 mi away.
- eastern white pine178 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage154 obs
- alder buckthorn147 obs
- pitch pine140 obs
- American beech139 obs
- sensitive fern104 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee91 obs
- Sweet Pepperbush89 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/29836569
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