- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 21.0 miles
- Peaked Hill94.8 m · 12.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:21local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5289, -70.6712
Taft's Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Our Lady, a garden 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Taft's Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 196° | 94.8 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 24° | 93 m | 13.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 34° | 85 m | 17.1 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 24° | 82 m | 17.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 23° | 80 m | 15.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 199° | 78 m | 11.9 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NE 38° | 77 m | 17.1 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 25° | 71 m | 10.0 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
- 29.2 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Stoney Beach: 0.2 mi
- "Dinghy" Beach: 0.3 mi
- Garbage Beach: 0.3 mi
- Nobska Beach: 1.0 mi
- Public Beach Buzzards Bay: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Woods Hole Waterfront Park: 0.3 mi
- WHOI - Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Falmouth Town Green: 3.2 mi
- Shiverick's Pond Pathway: 3.3 mi
- Margaret E. Noonan Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Haley Cr: 0.5 mi
- Gifford Cr: 0.7 mi
- MBL Cedar Swamp: 0.8 mi
- Ransom Road Parcel: 1.9 mi
- Salt Pond Frontage: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- The Knob: 1.1 mi
- Nobska Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Sod: 1.8 mi
- Riddle Hill: 2.5 mi
- Swifts Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Woods Holl: 0.3 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 1.2 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 3.4 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.7 mi
Museums: 39
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 3.2 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 5.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 6.1 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 27
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 0.3 mi
- The Liberté: 3.5 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 4.0 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 7.7 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Falmouth Heights: 1.1 mi
- Nobska Point: 1.6 mi
- South Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Makonikey Head: 5.2 mi
- Husselton Head: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 17
- Garden of Our Lady: 0.1 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 12
- Helen Keller: 0.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 0.3 mi
- Rachel Carson: 0.3 mi
- Tree of Bike: 9.6 mi
- Buddha: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Nobska Point Light: 1.2 mi
- West Chop Light: 5.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.5 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 17.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 13.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 12 mi
- SouthCoast · 12 mi
- Marion · 13 mi
- New Bedford · 16 mi
- Rochester · 16 mi
- Wareham · 16 mi
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