- Elevation, modelled
- 56 m
- Tallest summit within 6.7 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 2.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3684, -71.2986
Town Common is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 56 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the east-northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lampson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Town Common. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | ENE 59° | 135 m | 2.7 mi |
| Little Prospect | ENE 63° | 133 m | 2.5 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WSW 239° | 122 m | 3.1 mi |
| Goodman Hill | W 275° | 119 m | 5.5 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNE 33° | 109 m | 5.8 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SE 138° | 108 m | 1.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 342° | 106 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NNE 32° | 105 m | 4.3 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 10.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lampson Park: 0.1 mi
- Knox Park: 0.1 mi
- Anniversary Park East: 0.1 mi
- Town Square: 0.1 mi
- The Terraces: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Pigeon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Cat Rock Hill: 1.5 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.8 mi
- Doublet Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Conant Road Property: 0.5 mi
- Warren Ave Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Chestnut Street Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Church Street Property: 0.9 mi
- Wellesley Street Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 0.6 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 1.4 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 3.1 mi
- Waltham Museum: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 1.4 mi
- Light Of Reason: 1.9 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 2.0 mi
- Tree: 2.1 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Richard Saivetz '69: 1.9 mi
- Usen Castle: 2.2 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 2.4 mi
- ELISHA GARFIELD HOMESTEAD: 2.6 mi
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Ponyhenge: 2.8 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.7 mi
- Fairy Rock: 3.9 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 5.0 mi
- Emerson's Cliff: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- People For Pollinators: 3.9 mi
- Italinate garden: 3.9 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 4.1 mi
- Bob's Island: 4.3 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.8 mi
- Memorial Beach: 7.3 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Bloody Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.9 mi
- Upper Cliff: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Site 9: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 2.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 21.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.0 mi
- Rainshed: 21.0 mi
- Boston Light: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 11.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 10.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 12.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.1 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 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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