- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 6.0 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 0.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway3.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3962, -71.2520
Picnic Site 1 is a picnic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 45 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ski Lift Operators Cabin, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Picnic Site 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | S 189° | 135 m | 0.5 mi |
| Little Prospect | S 191° | 133 m | 0.8 mi |
| Whipple Hill | NE 48° | 110 m | 4.7 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNE 15° | 109 m | 3.1 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SSW 199° | 108 m | 3.5 mi |
| Granny Hill | NNE 23° | 108 m | 4.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 58° | 107 m | 4.7 mi |
| Zion Hill | NE 42° | 107 m | 5.5 mi |
- 3.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 9.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 28.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 0.2 mi
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 0.3 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Mall: 1.6 mi
- City of Waltham Centennial Memorial: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Pond End Tot Lot: 0.3 mi
- Lazazzero Playground: 0.8 mi
- Drake Playground: 1.1 mi
- Leary Field: 1.1 mi
- Graverson Playground: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Sanderson Heights: 0.4 mi
- Mokema Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Fredric Dumaine Ctr: 1.0 mi
- Smith Street Wetlands: 1.4 mi
- Swommonland Trust: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.5 mi
- Little Prospect: 0.8 mi
- Stearns Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cat Rock Hill: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Waltham Museum: 1.6 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 1.9 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 1.9 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 2.2 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- Tree: 2.0 mi
- Light Of Reason: 2.2 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 2.2 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 2.5 mi
- watering trough: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 3.1 mi
- People For Pollinators: 3.8 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 3.9 mi
- Italinate garden: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- vernal pool: 3.2 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 3.3 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 3.9 mi
- Ponyhenge: 4.0 mi
- Bloody Angle: 4.7 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.8 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Beach: 10.1 mi
- North Beach: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.2 mi
- Lower Cliff: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 2: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 0.5 mi
- Valley Shelter: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Site 5: 0.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 19.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.0 mi
- Rainshed: 19.1 mi
- Boston Light: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 9.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 8.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.4 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 | 07:12 | 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 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 5 mi away.
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