- Elevation, modelled
- 34 m
- Tallest summit within 5.4 miles
- Great Blue Hill193 m · 5.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2834, -71.0778
Thetford Street Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 34 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Peace, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Thetford Street Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SSW 201° | 193 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | S 169° | 156 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hancock Hill | S 191° | 155 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSE 168° | 151 m | 4.3 mi |
| Buck Hill | S 178° | 151 m | 4.8 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSE 165° | 145 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SSW 194° | 140 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSE 166° | 133 m | 4.3 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 9.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Garden of Peace: 0.4 mi
- Elmhurst Park: 0.4 mi
- Willowwood Rock: 0.4 mi
- Codman Academy Microforest: 0.5 mi
- Codman Square: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Peaks
- Wellington Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.3 mi
- Popes Hill: 1.4 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 1.5 mi
- Milton Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 1.2 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 1.9 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 2.0 mi
- Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild: 2.7 mi
- Dell Ave Rock: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Pierce House: 1.3 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 1.5 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 2.4 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 2.6 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Mark S. Charbonnier & Richard T. Dever Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 1.6 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 1.6 mi
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Wildebeest: 1.5 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 1.5 mi
- Goat: 1.5 mi
- African Lion: 1.6 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 1.9 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 3.3 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 3.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 3.5 mi
- Orchard Beach: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 2.4 mi
- Edward Everett Statue: 2.7 mi
- Clapp Favorite Pear: 2.7 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 2.7 mi
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 1.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 3.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 5.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.1 mi
- Boston Light: 10.1 mi
- Rainshed: 10.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 5.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 6.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.
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- Boston/Dorchester · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
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