Town Beach
Town Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is North Scituate Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beacon Rock: 1.3 mi
- Kent Rocks: 1.4 mi
- Hoop Pole Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mann Hill: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Hill: 2.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 1.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Cohasset Town Common: 1.9 mi
- Constitution Park: 2.0 mi
- Norman M. Todd Park: 2.0 mi
- Cohasset Historical Society Building: 1.8 mi
- Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery: 1.9 mi
- Captain John Wilson House: 1.9 mi
- Maritime and Mossing Museum: 4.8 mi
- Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop: 5.0 mi
- Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 3.2 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 10.7 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 10.8 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 11.0 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 1.9 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Olden's Garden: 10.7 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 10.7 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 10.7 mi
- North Scituate Beach: 0.9 mi
- Egypt Beach: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.0 mi
- Pleasant Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sand Hills Beach: 3.3 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 4.3 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.9 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 7.6 mi
- Herring Run: 8.5 mi
- House Rock: 9.4 mi
- Hubbell Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Tibbets Marsh Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Supper Island Conservation Restriction: 1.4 mi
- Blake-Holmes Property: 1.5 mi
- Dean's Meadow: 1.6 mi
- Gannett's Corner: 2.1 mi
- Caesar: 4.0 mi
- Father Connolly: 5.3 mi
- F. Arthur Edwards Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- White Head: 1.0 mi
- First Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Second Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Third Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 10.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 12.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 17.0 mi
- Pine Knoll: 17.1 mi
- Boston Light: 8.6 mi
- Rainshed: 8.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.6 mi
- Boathouse: 8.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 17.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.8 mi
- Haywardville: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Town Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hill | SSE 167° | 77 m | 8.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 233° | 72 m | 5.9 mi |
| Judges Hill | SW 218° | 71 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Blue | SW 219° | 66 m | 5.1 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | SSW 205° | 64 m | 4.8 mi |
| Otis Hill | SSW 213° | 58 m | 5.5 mi |
| Paradise Hill | SSW 203° | 58 m | 6.2 mi |
| Marshfield Hills | S 177° | 58 m | 7.7 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 | 20:24 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Cohasset Harbor (White Head), MA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29693760
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