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Pleasure Point

Pleasure Point from directly overhead

Pleasure Point is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoddard Park, a beach 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Holliston
Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.19038, -71.42601

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
  • Hoyt Statue: 5.4 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Zullo Gallery: 6.2 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 9.5 mi
  • Fireball: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Old Foundation: 1.2 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 4.1 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 5.2 mi
  • WW1 Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Medfield Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Patoma Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stoddard Park: 0.4 mi
  • Goodwill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Idylbrook Park: 1.5 mi
  • Vfw Field: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 7.2 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 8.1 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 55
  • Chattering Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 5.4 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 9.4 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 52
  • Stoddard Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 41
  • The Wall: 3.9 mi
  • Condo Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 10.8 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 14.7 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 21
  • 16-34: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 15.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 15.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 15.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peppercorn HillW174 m6.9 mi
Magomiscock HillWSW171 m6.6 mi
Christian HillW160 m7.8 mi
Saddle HillNW158 m7.1 mi
Bear HillSW141 m5.5 mi
Rocky Woods RangeWSW137 m4.2 mi
Snow HillENE137 m7.4 mi
Cedar HillENE134 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/175115514

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