Sand Hills Beach
Sand Hills Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 1.6 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 11.9 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 12.0 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 12.2 mi
- Mann Hill: 1.9 mi
- Brushy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Coleman Hills: 2.2 mi
- Doctors Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hoop Pole Hill: 2.8 mi
- Maritime and Mossing Museum: 2.4 mi
- Cohasset Historical Society Building: 4.5 mi
- Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery: 4.6 mi
- Captain John Wilson House: 4.6 mi
- Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop: 8.1 mi
- Town Marina: 1.0 mi
- Roach Field: 1.3 mi
- Cudworth Field: 1.7 mi
- Central Field: 1.7 mi
- Egypt Park: 2.0 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 4.4 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Olden's Garden: 11.9 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 11.9 mi
- Museum Beach: 0.2 mi
- Egypt Beach: 1.5 mi
- North Scituate Beach: 2.5 mi
- Town Beach: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.2 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 1.6 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.9 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 10.0 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 10.0 mi
- Herring Run: 10.5 mi
- Doherty Property: 1.0 mi
- Kent Street Marshes: 1.2 mi
- Kent St Marshes: 1.4 mi
- Pinney Land: 2.0 mi
- Hardcastle Property: 2.1 mi
- First Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Second Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Third Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 3.4 mi
- White Head: 4.2 mi
- Caesar: 0.7 mi
- Gannett's Corner: 3.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Dedication to Park Donator: 6.0 mi
- Boston Light: 11.9 mi
- Rainshed: 11.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.0 mi
- Boathouse: 12.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 11.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 15.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 19.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 19.9 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 19.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Sand Hills Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hill | S 183° | 77 m | 5.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 261° | 72 m | 7.0 mi |
| Judges Hill | WSW 257° | 71 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Blue | WSW 255° | 66 m | 5.5 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | WSW 246° | 64 m | 4.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSE 168° | 61 m | 6.6 mi |
| Marshfield Hills | SSW 199° | 58 m | 5.5 mi |
| Otis Hill | WSW 249° | 58 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 10 mi away.
Mean tidal range 8.94 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Scituate, Scituate Harbor, MA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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