Smith Beach
Smith Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyman Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wyman Hill: 0.4 mi
- King Oak Hill: 1.2 mi
- Whites Hill: 1.3 mi
- Penns Hill: 1.7 mi
- Presidents Hill: 2.8 mi
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 0.9 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bare Cove Fire Museum: 2.7 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 2.8 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 3.1 mi
- John Hancock: 2.6 mi
- Abigail Adams: 2.6 mi
- John Adams: 2.6 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.0 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 4.0 mi
- William E. Newell Memorial Playground: 0.5 mi
- Webb Park: 0.5 mi
- Berwick Park: 0.7 mi
- Riley/Central Fields: 0.8 mi
- Weston Park: 0.9 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 3.8 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 3.9 mi
- Olden's Horticulturale Community Garden Set: 3.9 mi
- Olden's Garden: 3.9 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 1.6 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 1.6 mi
- Wessagusset Beach: 1.7 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 1.9 mi
- George Lane Beach: 2.0 mi
- Eaton's Pond Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Pratts Meadow: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Street Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Weymouth Back River Access: 2.0 mi
- Stodders Neck: 2.2 mi
- USS Salem: 1.0 mi
- House Rock: 1.3 mi
- Herring Run: 2.1 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 2.2 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 2.2 mi
- Rose Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 3.2 mi
- Nut Island: 3.5 mi
- N Wall: 3.8 mi
- M Wall: 3.8 mi
- Military Monument: 0.5 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery: 1.0 mi
- Weymouth War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Soldier and Sailor Sons of Weymouth Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 3.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 4.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.4 mi
- Boathouse: 7.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.7 mi
- Boston Light: 7.7 mi
- Rainshed: 7.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 10.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 5.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.0 mi
- Haywardville: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Smith Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | W 264° | 156 m | 5.1 mi |
| Hancock Hill | W 264° | 155 m | 6.9 mi |
| Fenno Peak | W 264° | 151 m | 5.0 mi |
| Buck Hill | W 260° | 151 m | 5.9 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | W 266° | 145 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | W 264° | 140 m | 7.1 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | W 265° | 133 m | 4.9 mi |
| Tucker Hill | W 260° | 133 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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, 3 mi away.
Mean tidal range 9.56 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Weymouth Fore River Bridge, MA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/219471119
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