- Elevation, modelled
- 20 m
- Tallest summit within 6.2 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 1.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway4.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3751, -71.2415
Thompson Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 20 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverwalk Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Thompson Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NNW 327° | 135 m | 1.1 mi |
| Little Prospect | NW 315° | 133 m | 1.0 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WSW 250° | 122 m | 5.9 mi |
| Whipple Hill | NNE 33° | 110 m | 5.5 mi |
| Loring Hill | N 3° | 109 m | 4.4 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SW 223° | 108 m | 2.5 mi |
| Granny Hill | NNE 11° | 108 m | 5.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 41° | 107 m | 5.3 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 8.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 28.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riverwalk Park: 0.2 mi
- Landry Park: 0.3 mi
- Leary Field: 0.5 mi
- Drake Playground: 0.5 mi
- Fitch Spray Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- City of Waltham Centennial Memorial: 0.3 mi
- General Nathaniel P. Banks: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Mall: 0.3 mi
- The Hiker: 0.3 mi
- Shriberg Lectern: 0.3 mi
Museums
- The Telephone Museum: 0.3 mi
- Waltham Museum: 0.3 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 0.4 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Feake: 0.7 mi
- Winthrop Hill: 0.8 mi
- Little Prospect: 1.0 mi
- Moffatt Hill: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- Tree: 1.0 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 1.1 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 1.2 mi
- Light Of Reason: 1.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Auburndale Yard Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Kerry Court Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Sanderson Heights: 1.5 mi
- Fredric Dumaine Ctr: 1.7 mi
- Forest Street Park: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 1.6 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 3.4 mi
- Bob's Island: 3.4 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 3.8 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 3.9 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 4.2 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 4.2 mi
- vernal pool: 4.7 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.0 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 6.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 7.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 9.3 mi
- North Beach: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lunch Wall: 4.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.7 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 11: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 1.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.2 mi
- Rainshed: 18.2 mi
- Boston Light: 18.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 8.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 8.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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