- Elevation, modelled
- 216 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Mount Wachusett609 m · 6.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lost Villages Scenic Byway16.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5608, -71.7985
Whale Rock is a attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled 216 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Whale Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wachusett | SW 222° | 609 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 217° | 440 m | 6.4 mi |
| Jewell Hill | NNW 329° | 429 m | 6.3 mi |
| Russell Hill | NNW 330° | 414 m | 7.1 mi |
| Church Rock | WSW 242° | 398 m | 6.5 mi |
| Brown Hill | NW 317° | 397 m | 7.6 mi |
| Crow Hills | SW 233° | 376 m | 4.0 mi |
| Brown Hill | NNW 329° | 368 m | 4.7 mi |
- 16.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 27.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.1 mi
- Mount Elam: 0.6 mi
- Monoosnoc Hills: 0.6 mi
- North Monoosnoc Hill: 1.1 mi
- Rollstone Hill: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Moses' Rock: 0.2 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 0.2 mi
- Painted Rock: 1.6 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 5.9 mi
- Observation Tower: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
- Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Frankie K9 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Steam Turbine Monument: 1.5 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 1.8 mi
Museums: 45
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 2.1 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 26
- The Beach at Arrive: 3.0 mi
- Wilder Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 4.3 mi
- Swimming Hole: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Cascades: 0.3 mi
- Emerson Falls: 2.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 7.8 mi
- The Falls: 15.5 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
- Dana: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Fitchburg · 2 mi
- Leominster · 3 mi
- North County · 5 mi
- Ashburnham · 6 mi
- Westminster · 6 mi
- Shirley · 8 mi
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