- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 6.7 miles
- Chickatawbut Hill156 m · 4.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2765, -71.0099
Wollaston Beach Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 3 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wollaston Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
Small park with a swing set and other playground features for children.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Wollaston Beach Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SW 215° | 156 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SW 227° | 155 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SW 214° | 151 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buck Hill | SW 218° | 151 m | 5.4 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSW 213° | 145 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SW 229° | 140 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSW 213° | 133 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SW 222° | 133 m | 5.9 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 11.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Wollaston Beach: 0.2 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 0.3 mi
- Orchard Beach: 1.5 mi
- Norton Road Beach: 1.5 mi
- Shea Beach: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Josiah Quincy House: 0.4 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 1.3 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 1.6 mi
- Pierce House: 2.3 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Irving B. Patten Park: 0.6 mi
- Rufe's Hummock: 0.6 mi
- Cavanaugh Stadium: 0.7 mi
- Caddy Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Merrymount Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.0 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.1 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.3 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Departed Knights of Columbus Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Moswetuset Hummock Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- Naval Air Station Squantum Ammunition Bunkers: 1.4 mi
- The Gazing Ball: 1.8 mi
- Moon Island Flume Pilings: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Mount Wollaston: 1.3 mi
- Forbes Hill: 1.6 mi
- Presidents Hill: 1.8 mi
- Popes Hill: 2.5 mi
- Milton Hill: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Constitution Common: 1.5 mi
- John Adams: 1.8 mi
- Abigail Adams: 1.8 mi
- John Hancock: 1.8 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- United First Parish Church: 1.8 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 2.6 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 2.6 mi
- USS Salem: 3.1 mi
- Wildebeest: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 39
- Babcock Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 4.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 6.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 7.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.1 mi
- Boston Light: 7.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 5.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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.
Day trips start here
- Quincy · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 3 mi
- Milton · 3 mi
- Boston Harbor Islands · 4 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 5 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 5 mi
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