- Elevation, modelled
- 40 m
- Tallest summit within 6.2 miles
- Cairn Hill92 m · 5.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway7.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5253, -71.1026
Town Common is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 40 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Town Common. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | S 171° | 92 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | S 183° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
| Greenleaf Mountain | WSW 245° | 89 m | 5.3 mi |
| Whispering Hill | SW 231° | 88 m | 5.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | SE 131° | 87.2 m | 3.9 mi |
| Horn Pond Mountain | SSW 212° | 86 m | 5.3 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | S 183° | 84 m | 4.5 mi |
| Boojum Rock | S 171° | 83 m | 6.0 mi |
- 7.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 12.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 16.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Eagle Rock · 21 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Elm Park: 0.3 mi
- Hunt Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Washington Park: 0.5 mi
- Birch Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Pinevale: 0.7 mi
- Monterisi Property: 0.9 mi
- Maillet Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Criterion Rd & Aberjona/Woodla: 0.9 mi
- Stone Lot: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Long Woods Hills: 0.9 mi
- Scotland Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.2 mi
- Dobbins Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cowdry Hill: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 1.7 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.4 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 5.0 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 5.0 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 1.9 mi
- Floral Way: 1.9 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 3.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 3.3 mi
- muster: 5.9 mi
- Rock spiral: 6.3 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 6.4 mi
- My Boys: 8.0 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.3 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 9.2 mi
Attractions
- Stone Chimney: 4.9 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 5.3 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 5.9 mi
- Steel Tower: 6.1 mi
- Echo Rock: 6.3 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 6.2 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 6.6 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Lookout Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Skull Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Crag 1: 6.1 mi
- The Cellar: 6.4 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 17.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.4 mi
- Rainshed: 17.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.4 mi
- Boston Light: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 11.6 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 6.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.1 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.9 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 5.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 4.3 mi
- Dogtown: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Reading · 0 mi
- Wakefield · 2 mi
- Stoneham · 3 mi
- North Reading · 4 mi
- Wilmington · 4 mi
- Woburn · 4 mi
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