- Elevation, modelled
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 5.7 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 3.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway3.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3703, -71.1920
Watertown Linear Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 13 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Moxley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Watertown Linear Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WNW 292° | 135 m | 3.4 mi |
| Little Prospect | WNW 287° | 133 m | 3.4 mi |
| Whipple Hill | N 5° | 110 m | 5.0 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNW 334° | 109 m | 5.3 mi |
| Doublet Hill | WSW 250° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 13° | 107 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NW 318° | 105 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 15° | 105 m | 5.4 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 6.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 27.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Moxley Park: 0.1 mi
- Watertown Linear Park: 0.1 mi
- How Park: 0.2 mi
- Saltonstall Park: 0.3 mi
- 552 Main Street Playground: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Whitney Hill: 0.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Ida: 1.3 mi
- Owl Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.9 mi
Museums
- The Plumbing Museum: 0.4 mi
- Armenian Museum of America: 0.4 mi
- Edmund Fowle House: 0.6 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 1.0 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Whitney Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Hunnewell Woods: 1.4 mi
- Awtrey Dell: 1.6 mi
- Forest Street Park: 2.1 mi
- Auburndale Yard Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Columbus Delta Monument: 0.5 mi
- Watertown Founders Monument: 0.6 mi
- World War I Honor Roll: 1.4 mi
- War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Mount Auburn Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 1.7 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 3.3 mi
- Wallach Garden: 3.6 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Jesus on Cross: 1.8 mi
- Turtle: 2.2 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 2.7 mi
- Evo: 2.7 mi
- Boston: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.4 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 2.5 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.8 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.6 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.7 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.3 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 9.0 mi
- Tenean Beach: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 2.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.1 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 11: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 3.4 mi
- Valley Shelter: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 3.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.7 mi
- Rainshed: 15.7 mi
- Boston Light: 15.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 15.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Commissioners Landing: 6.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 6 mi away.
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