- Elevation, modelled
- 16 m
- Tallest summit within 5.1 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 3.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway1.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2641, -71.1125
Ross Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 16 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is William D. Doyle Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Ross Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | S 181° | 193 m | 3.6 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SE 138° | 156 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSE 165° | 155 m | 3.3 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSE 151° | 151 m | 3.9 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SE 137° | 151 m | 4.0 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SE 134° | 145 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | S 169° | 140 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SSE 159° | 133 m | 3.8 mi |
- 1.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 10.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 29.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- William D. Doyle Playground: 0.2 mi
- Hyde Park Library, Cleary Square: 0.7 mi
- Brush Hill Road Playground: 0.8 mi
- Mattahunt Woods: 0.8 mi
- Weider Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Sally Rock: 0.5 mi
- Monterey Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Ararat: 1.1 mi
- Brush Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Dell Ave Rock: 0.6 mi
- Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild: 0.9 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 1.0 mi
- Stony Brook Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Mother Brook Reservation: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 0.7 mi
- Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 2.2 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 2.3 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Bishop Riley: 0.8 mi
- Paul C. "Puzzy" Carter Marine PFC Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell: 1.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 1.8 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 2.4 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 3.1 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 3.2 mi
- Fairbanks House: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- Goat: 3.0 mi
- Wildebeest: 3.0 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 3.0 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 3.1 mi
- Emu: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 3.2 mi
- Taino Mural: 4.0 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 4.0 mi
- Reach: 4.0 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 4.0 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 4.0 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.2 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 5.3 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Breakneck Ledge: 3.1 mi
- J Wall: 4.2 mi
- K Wall: 4.2 mi
- L Wall: 4.2 mi
- R Wall: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.0 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.2 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.2 mi
- Boston Light: 12.2 mi
- Rainshed: 12.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 4.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Eastern Massachusetts · 1 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Dedham · 3 mi
- Milton · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 4 mi
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