Prospect Hill, Waltham

Name: Prospect Hill
Address: Waltham, United States

#6 among attractions in Waltham

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Facts and practical information

Prospect Hill is a hill in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, and is the third-highest point within 12 miles of downtown Boston. The hill is in Prospect Hill Park on the west side of Waltham, near Route 128. It is exceeded in height by Great Blue Hill and Chickatawbut Hill, both in the Blue Hills Reservation. It is not to be confused with the much lower, historically significant Prospect Hill near Union Square in Somerville. ()

Elevation: 433 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°23'19"N, 71°15'13"W

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Waltham (Highlands)Waltham United States

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Day trips

Prospect Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christ Episcopal Church, Stonehurst, Trinity Church, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Complex.

1.1 miSE
Church
Christ Episcopal Church, Waltham
29 min walk • Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church at 750 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
1.1 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Stonehurst, Waltham
29 min walk • The Robert Treat Paine Estate, known as Stonehurst, is a country house set on 109 acres in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was designed for philanthropist Robert Treat Paine in a collaboration between architect Henry Hobson Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. It is located at 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive.
1.1 miSE
Church
Trinity Church, Waltham
29 min walk • The Trinity Church, formerly the First Congregational Church, is a historic church in Waltham, Massachusetts. The present church building, an architecturally distinctive blend of Romanesque and Georgian Revival styling, was built in 1870 for a congregation established in 1820.
1.1 miSE
Church
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Complex, Waltham
28 min walk • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Complex is a historic multi-building church complex at 133 School Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Established as a parish in 1835, it is the city's oldest Roman Catholic establishment.
1.2 miSE
Church
First Parish Church, Waltham
31 min walk • The First Parish Church is a historic church at 50 Church Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, whose Unitarian Universalist congregation has a history dating to c. 1696. The current meeting house was built in 1933 after a fire destroyed the previous building on the same site.
0.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Lord's Castle, Waltham
13 min walk • Lord's Castle is a historic house at 211 Hammond Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Rufus Lord built the home in 1886 on property purchased from Oel Farnsworth.
1.1 miSE
Library
Francis Buttrick Library, Waltham
29 min walk • The Waltham Public Library is the public library of the city of Waltham, Massachusetts. Its main location is in the Francis Buttrick Library, an architecturally significant Georgian Revival building built in 1915, funded by a bequest from Francis Buttrick, a major landowner in the city.
1 miSE
Music venue
Wherehouse, Waltham
26 min walk • The Wherehouse, officially titled A. Wherehouse, is a warehouse located at 55 Pond Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It was rented out by the rock band Aerosmith, starting in 1975 and continuing into the 1980s.
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Piety Corner Historic District, Waltham
20 min walk • The Piety Corner Historic District encompasses one of the oldest settled areas of Waltham, Massachusetts. It is centered on a major road intersection, the junction of Totten Pond Road with Lexington and Bacon Streets, and includes the city's largest single concentration of well-preserved 19th and early 20th-century houses.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Charles Street Workers' Housing Historic District, Waltham
30 min walk • The Charles Street Workers' Housing Historic District is a residential historic district at 128–144 Charles Street in Waltham, Massachusetts.
0.8 miE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
North Lexington Street Historic District, Waltham
22 min walk • The North Lexington Street Historic District is a residential historic district at 508–536 North Lexington Street in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Prospect Hill?

Nearby attractions include Lord's Castle, Waltham (13 min walk), Piety Corner Historic District, Waltham (20 min walk), North Lexington Street Historic District, Waltham (22 min walk).

How to get to Prospect Hill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Prospect Hill:

Train

Waltham (35 min walk)