- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 4.9 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 3.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4051, -71.1358
Waldo Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 5 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Crosby School Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.9 miles of Waldo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 316° | 110 m | 3.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 315° | 107 m | 2.7 mi |
| Zion Hill | NNW 327° | 107 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 332° | 105 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Independence | WNW 294° | 101 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 303° | 95 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NE 43° | 92 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wellington Hill | W 266° | 91 m | 2.8 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 23.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Crosby School Park: 0.3 mi
- Clarendon Avenue Playground: 0.4 mi
- North Union Playground: 0.4 mi
- Magnolia Park: 0.5 mi
- Alewife Linear Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Clarendon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Walnut Hill: 0.8 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.0 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Stephen Edward Conley: 0.6 mi
- Arlington Civil War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Watson's Corner: 1.1 mi
- Cambridge Brick Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Cambridge Olympians: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.7 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.8 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 0.9 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 1.2 mi
- Brooks Estate: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Tufts Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alex's Place: 0.9 mi
- Bikeway Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Boston: 0.8 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 0.8 mi
- The Cannon: 0.8 mi
- Free Range Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Elfland: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging: 1.3 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 1.4 mi
- Jason Russell House: 1.4 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 1.6 mi
Attractions
- Arlington Center Historic District: 1.3 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 1.3 mi
- Harvard Square: 2.3 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.5 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.7 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Crag 1: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.2 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.6 mi
- Rainshed: 13.6 mi
- Boston Light: 13.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Arlington · 1 mi
- Cambridge · 2 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Somerville · 2 mi
- Watertown · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
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