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North Scituate Beach

North Scituate Beach from directly overhead

North Scituate Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tibbets Marsh Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

North Scituate Beach is a beach in North Scituate, Massachusetts.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7054109, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23343, -70.75782

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mann Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Hoop Pole Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Beacon Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Kent Rocks: 1.8 mi
  • Booth Hill: 2.0 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Egypt Park: 1.5 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 1.9 mi
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Norman M. Todd Park: 2.1 mi
  • Central Field: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 3.5 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.6 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 8.0 mi
  • Herring Run: 8.8 mi
  • House Rock: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 44
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 10.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 13.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 17.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 8.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 8.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of North Scituate Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillS 169°77 m7.6 mi
Prospect HillWSW 241°72 m5.8 mi
Judges HillSW 229°71 m4.3 mi
Mount BlueSW 228°66 m4.8 mi
Black Pond HillSW 214°64 m4.4 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 159°61 m8.7 mi
Otis HillSW 222°58 m5.1 mi
Paradise HillSSW 210°58 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0719:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:14

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, 8 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Cohasset Harbor (White Head), MA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273617

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