- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 4.6 miles
- Whipple Hill110 m · 4.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4173, -71.1020
Washington Place Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 8 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Krystle Campbell Peace Garden, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Washington Place Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | WNW 292° | 110 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 286° | 107 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WNW 301° | 105 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | W 280° | 95 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cairn Hill | NNE 23° | 92 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 355° | 91 m | 3.4 mi |
| Horn Pond Mountain | NW 316° | 86 m | 4.1 mi |
| Arlington Heights Hills | W 274° | 85 m | 4.4 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 5.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 21.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Krystle Campbell Peace Garden: 0.2 mi
- Magoun Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Clippership Park: 0.3 mi
- Logan Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Fannie Farmer Memorial Plaque: 0.4 mi
- Cradock Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Paul Revere Park: 1.5 mi
- Stephen Edward Conley: 1.6 mi
- President Obama Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 0.5 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Cooper-Frost-Austin House: 2.5 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 2.6 mi
- Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Andrew: 0.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.1 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Rock Hill: 1.3 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.1 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 1.3 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- The Cannon: 1.1 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 1.2 mi
- Rock spiral: 1.2 mi
- Mystic Musical Fence: 1.3 mi
- Elly the Elephant: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Mystic River Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Brooks Estate: 2.2 mi
- Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest: 2.3 mi
- Great Island: 2.4 mi
- Alewife Brook Parkway: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 1.9 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 2.2 mi
- Hikmat home: 2.4 mi
- Stone Chimney: 2.7 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 3.3 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.9 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.1 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Short Beach: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Crag 1: 2.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Lunch Wall: 7.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.4 mi
- Rainshed: 12.4 mi
- Boston Light: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 2.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.7 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 1.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 4.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 3.3 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 | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 6 mi away.
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