Potters Playground
Potters Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 37 m. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Middlesex Canal Crossing, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 37 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 19.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 19 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 0.2 mi
- Mill Site Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing: 0.8 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 1.8 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 1.8 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 0.7 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 0.7 mi
- American Textile History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Boot Cotton Mills Museum: 4.5 mi
- New England Quilt Museum: 4.5 mi
- Kilrausch Playground: 0.9 mi
- Mahoney Park: 1.4 mi
- Melvin G. Rogers Park: 1.8 mi
- Cider Mill Land: 1.9 mi
- Ducharme Park: 2.0 mi
- Farwood Forest Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Aprils Way Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Mock Meadow Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Long Pond: 1.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.6 mi
- Gilson Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 3.2 mi
- Ames Hill: 3.8 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 2.4 mi
- muster: 4.0 mi
- Hydro: 4.3 mi
- Kerouac Commemorative: 4.4 mi
- Mill Girls Sculpture: 4.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 2.7 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 4.2 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 4.5 mi
- Infinity garden: 5.8 mi
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 4.5 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 4.8 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 5.4 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 5.4 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 5.8 mi
- Baby Beach: 4.6 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Willow St Beach: 9.4 mi
- American Legion Beach: 10.8 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Crag 1: 14.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Table: 5.6 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.6 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 20.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 20.6 mi
- The Falls: 20.9 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 22.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 7.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 23.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.0 mi
- Haywardville: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Potters Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill (468') | W 265° | 135 m | 8.8 mi |
| Robbins Hill | W 267° | 122 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wood Hill | NNE 30° | 112 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | WSW 241° | 111 m | 6.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 276° | 109 m | 6.3 mi |
| Frances Hill | W 277° | 107 m | 6.9 mi |
| Providence Hill | W 265° | 107 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ames Hill | NE 34° | 106 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 6 mi away.
- northern starflower27 obs
- Wild Turkey24 obs
- Wood Frog18 obs
- American Robin16 obs
- alder buckthorn16 obs
- Eastern Cottontail15 obs
- Canada mayflower15 obs
- American pokeweed13 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/501163862
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