Park · Massachusetts
Union Park
Union Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ringgold Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1852
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Friends of Union Park
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.34288, -71.07146
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ringgold Park: 0.1 mi
- Plaza Betances: 0.1 mi
- Bradford Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Msgr Reynolds Playground: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- George and Sadie Peters Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Phillips Brooks Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Copley Square Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Kahil Gibran Memorial: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Dartmouth Garden: 0.1 mi
- Warren and Clarendon Streets Garden: 0.2 mi
- Berkley Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Rutland/Wash St Comm Garden: 0.3 mi
- Braddock Park Garden: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Emancipation: 0.3 mi
- Harriet Tubman Memorial: 0.3 mi
- A. Philip Randolph: 0.4 mi
- Counterpoint: 0.4 mi
- Uplift: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Finish Line: 0.6 mi
- The Mapparium: 0.8 mi
- Swan Boats: 0.8 mi
- Good Will Hunting Bench: 0.8 mi
- Frog Pond Carousel: 0.9 mi
Museums
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: 0.6 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.8 mi
- Gibson House: 0.8 mi
- William Hickling Prescott House: 1.0 mi
- Nichols House Museum: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.9 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.5 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.8 mi
- Parker Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.5 mi
- 140 Highland St: 1.6 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.0 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.6 mi
- Tenean Beach: 3.8 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.1 mi
- Orchard Beach: 4.6 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 50
Picnic sites: 24
- Pine Knoll: 2.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 9.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.3 mi
- Rainshed: 9.3 mi
- Boston Light: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 1.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Union Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | WSW 252° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | W 268° | 98 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SW 219° | 94 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 235° | 91 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 244° | 90 m | 6.1 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 228° | 89 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 260° | 86 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WSW 256° | 81 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel1,950 obs
- Canada Goose1,790 obs
- Rock Pigeon1,778 obs
- House Sparrow1,706 obs
- Mallard1,281 obs
- Eastern Cottontail967 obs
- American Robin832 obs
- European Starling646 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29830377
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- Boston/South Boston · 1 mi
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