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Edgewater Drive Beach

Edgewater Drive Beach from directly overhead

Edgewater Drive Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Grenham Street Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26847, -70.95065

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grenham Street Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Brill Field: 0.3 mi
  • McKinnon Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Raccoon Island: 0.4 mi
  • LaBrecque Field: 0.5 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Squirrel Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Baker Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Wyman Hill: 2.8 mi
  • King Oak Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Bradley Hill: 2.9 mi
Artworks
  • Abigail Adams: 2.9 mi
  • John Hancock: 3.0 mi
  • John Adams: 3.0 mi
  • Constitution Common: 3.1 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 4.5 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 21
  • Babcock Arboretum: 3.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 6.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 7.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 7.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Edgewater Drive Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillWSW 241°156 m6.5 mi
Fenno PeakWSW 240°151 m6.4 mi
Buck HillWSW 240°151 m7.4 mi
Nahanton HillWSW 241°145 m6.2 mi
Kitchamakin HillWSW 240°133 m6.3 mi
Hawk HillWSW 237°120 m6.9 mi
Wampatuck HillWSW 241°103 m5.5 mi
Fox HillWSW 243°95 m5.8 mi

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 solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.42 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Nut Island, Quincy Bay, MA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29694107

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