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Stony Beach

Stony Beach from directly overhead

Stony Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Marjoram Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.42776, -70.91622

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marjoram Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lowlands Park: 0.8 mi
  • Flash Road Playground: 0.8 mi
  • East Point/Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr., Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Baileys Hill: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 59
  • Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 2.7 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 2.8 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Steve Pini Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Robert J. Haas Hr.: 4.9 mi
Peaks
  • Baileys Hill: 0.9 mi
  • High Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Pine Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Youngs Hill: 4.5 mi
Beaches
  • Tudor Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Crystal Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Curlew Brech: 0.5 mi
  • Forty Steps Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Josephs Beach: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 56
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 6.1 mi
  • Anita's Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 4.9 mi
  • Viking Statue: 5.5 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 5.8 mi
  • Winslow II: 6.3 mi
  • Cat Witch: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 52
Attractions: 51
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 2.9 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Union Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Steel Tower: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 20
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.9 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 12.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 12.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWNW87 m7.8 mi
Burrill HillNW87 m5.6 mi
Boojum RockW83 m8.6 mi
Crow HillWNW83 m7.7 mi
Mount HoodWNW79 m6.2 mi
Mount GileadNW77 m5.8 mi
Mount HermonNW76 m5.7 mi
Pinnacle RockW76 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 6 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 9.16 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Lynn, Lynn Harbor, MA, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358275655

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