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Black Rock Beach

Black Rock Beach from directly overhead

Black Rock Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lowlands Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.42649, -70.93560

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lowlands Park: 0.2 mi
  • Flash Road Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Baileys Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Marjoram Park: 1.0 mi
  • East Point/Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr., Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
Beaches
  • Doggie Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Short Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Pond Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Tudor Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Crystal Beach: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Baileys Hill: 0.6 mi
  • High Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Youngs Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Baker Hill: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 2.3 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Union Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Steel Tower: 5.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Civil War Monument: 3.0 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 3.1 mi
  • Robert J. Haas Hr.: 3.9 mi
  • Steve Pini Memorial: 4.0 mi
Gardens
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Anita's Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Chelsea Community Garden: 5.8 mi
Artworks
  • Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 4.2 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.9 mi
  • Viking Statue: 5.8 mi
  • Chelsea Conversation: 5.9 mi
  • Heart of the Ocean: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 11.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 11.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.6 mi
Lighthouses: 19
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Black Rock Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillW 280°92 m7.8 mi
Castle RockNW 308°87.2 m7.0 mi
Burrill HillNNW 330°87 m5.1 mi
Boojum RockW 277°83 m7.6 mi
Crow HillNW 309°82.9 m7.0 mi
Mount HoodWNW 289°79 m5.2 mi
Mount GileadNW 326°77 m5.3 mi
Mount HermonNNW 336°76 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
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 °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

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

Tides

Mean tidal range 9.16 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Lynn, Lynn Harbor, MA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358273293

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