- Elevation, modelled
- 40 m
- Tallest summit within 6.3 miles
- Snow Hill137 m · 5.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2972, -71.2939
Post Office Square is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 40 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Post Office Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | S 177° | 137 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cedar Hill | S 171° | 134 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 189° | 125 m | 3.2 mi |
| Reeves Hill | NW 319° | 122 m | 4.4 mi |
| Brush Hill | SW 236° | 121 m | 5.6 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSE 155° | 114 m | 4.7 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SSE 157° | 112 m | 5.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | S 179° | 111 m | 4.9 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 10.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 29.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Central Park: 0.0 mi
- Post Office Square: 0.1 mi
- Hunnewell Park: 0.1 mi
- Simons Park: 0.2 mi
- Morton Park: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Cold Spring Brook Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Beebe Meadow: 0.9 mi
- Walker Woods: 0.9 mi
- Morses Pond Land: 1.1 mi
- Overbrook Reservation: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 0.7 mi
- Fairy Rock: 1.3 mi
- Elephant Rock: 1.5 mi
- Martini Junction: 2.9 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 2.3 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 3.6 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 4.8 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 3.8 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 5.0 mi
- Powissett Beach: 5.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 1.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 2.0 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 3.1 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Wildflower Patch: 1.5 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 1.6 mi
- Teaching Herb Garden: 1.6 mi
- Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 1.6 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Babson Globe: 1.5 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 3.7 mi
- Caterpillar: 3.7 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Peirce Hill: 1.5 mi
- Maugus Hill: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 1.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 1.6 mi
- Train Hill: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Lunch Wall: 6.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.3 mi
- The Alcove: 6.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Site 9: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.7 mi
- Boston Light: 20.7 mi
- Rainshed: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 13.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 15.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 16.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 15.5 mi
| 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 | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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