Lynnfield is located in eastern Massachusetts, bordered by North Reading on the north, by Reading on the west, by Middleton, Peabody, and Lynnfield on the east, and by Saugus and Wakefield on the south. Lynnfield is 15 miles north of Boston, 19 miles east of Concord, 28 miles south of Newburyport, and 235 miles from New York City.
Itis home to three golf courses, all open to the public. Pillings Pond offers bicycling, boating (non-motor), fresh water fishing, ice skating, and nature observing. There is also a public playground, Pioneer Park in the Wildwood Drive area.