- Elevation, modelled
- 39 m
- Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 4.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4573, -71.2816
Recreation Area is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 39 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is FIt Trail Park and Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSE 163° | 135 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSE 165° | 133 m | 5.2 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ESE 102° | 110 m | 5.1 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 284° | 110 m | 6.0 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 119° | 109 m | 2.6 mi |
| Granny Hill | E 96° | 108 m | 3.1 mi |
| Zion Hill | E 92° | 107 m | 5.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 107° | 107 m | 5.8 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 13.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 26.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- FIt Trail Park and Playground: 0.1 mi
- Integration Park: 0.3 mi
- Flightline Park: 0.6 mi
- Eliot Park: 1.3 mi
- Garfield Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Stumpjumper: 0.2 mi
- F-86 Sabre: 0.3 mi
- Josiah Nelson House Site: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Nelson Jr. House Site: 0.7 mi
- British Grave Near Bloody Angle: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 0.6 mi
- Bloody Angle: 0.8 mi
- vernal pool: 1.4 mi
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 1.7 mi
- RR Semaphore: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Reservoir Hill: 0.7 mi
- Katahdin Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cranberry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fiske Hill: 1.3 mi
- Brooks Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Ricci Farm: 0.9 mi
- Hartwell Avenue Conservation Restriction: 1.1 mi
- Fiske Hill Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Katahdin Woods: 1.2 mi
- Cambridge Reservoir Watershed: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 2.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.4 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 2.0 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 2.0 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 2.7 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- The Patriot: 2.3 mi
- Watershed: 2.3 mi
- Street Ball: 2.3 mi
- Rembering Center School: 2.4 mi
- Dream World: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 7.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 8.9 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.3 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 10.1 mi
- Crag 1: 10.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 1: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 4.8 mi
- Valley Shelter: 5.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 21.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.9 mi
- Rainshed: 21.9 mi
- Boston Light: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 12.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 9.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 10.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 10.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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