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Dungeon Rock

Dungeon Rock from directly overhead

Dungeon Rock is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Rock, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.48310, -70.98337

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Union Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Steel Tower: 0.6 mi
  • Echo Rock: 0.7 mi
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 2.4 mi
Peaks
  • Dog Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Burrill Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Gilead: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Moriah: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Hermon: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Magnolia Avenue Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Northern Avenue Playground: 1.4 mi
  • Flax Pond Playground: 1.5 mi
  • Ames Playground: 1.6 mi
  • Manning Field: 1.6 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Lynn Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Kings Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Nahant Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 4.0 mi
Artworks
  • Orange Dinosaur: 2.9 mi
  • Viking Statue: 4.8 mi
  • Goldfish: 5.2 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 5.2 mi
  • Untitled: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Major Doak A. Weston USAAF: 3.3 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 3.5 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Peabody Public Safety Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 50
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 13.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 13.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 13.5 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Rail Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Dungeon Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillWSW 243°92 m5.8 mi
Castle RockW 277°87.2 m3.1 mi
Burrill HillNNW 347°87 m0.5 mi
Boojum RockWSW 240°83 m5.9 mi
Crow HillW 278°82.9 m3.0 mi
Mount HoodSW 229°79 m3.3 mi
Whip HillWSW 256°79 m5.4 mi
Mount GileadNW 314°77 m0.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/358275654

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