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Lake Street Beach

Lake Street Beach from directly overhead

Lake Street Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert S. Hoffman Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21073, -70.93516

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
  • King Oak Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Zion Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Great Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Whites Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Wyman Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Robert S. Hoffman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Iron Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Whitman's Pond Park: 0.5 mi
  • House Rock Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cavern Rock Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 44
Historic sites
Picnic sites: 22
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 2.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 5.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 10.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Lake Street Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillW156 m6.5 mi
Fenno PeakW151 m6.4 mi
Nahanton HillW145 m6.3 mi
Kitchamakin HillW133 m6.3 mi
Hawk HillW120 m6.6 mi
Wampatuck HillWNW103 m5.7 mi
Fox HillWNW95 m6.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillWNW90 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
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, 2 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.56 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Weymouth Fore River Bridge, MA, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/46671390

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