Wessagusset Beach
Wessagusset Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Hill Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Beach in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Wikidata Q49325239, matched on coordinates and name (428 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 1.3 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 1.5 mi
- Bare Cove Fire Museum: 2.0 mi
- Benjamin Lincoln House: 2.8 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 3.1 mi
- King Oak Hill: 1.6 mi
- Wyman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Squirrel Hill: 1.9 mi
- Baker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bradley Hill: 2.3 mi
- John Hancock: 2.9 mi
- Abigail Adams: 3.0 mi
- John Adams: 3.0 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.2 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 5.4 mi
- Great Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- James T. O'Sullivan Playground: 0.4 mi
- Kibby Property: 0.5 mi
- Weymouth Vietnam Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Wessagussett Woodland: 0.5 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 5.3 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 5.3 mi
- Olden's Horticulturale Community Garden Set: 5.3 mi
- Olden's Garden: 5.3 mi
- Weymouth War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Soldier and Sailor Sons of Weymouth Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Military Monument: 2.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 2.7 mi
- George Lane Beach: 0.3 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 0.7 mi
- Rhoda Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 1.1 mi
- Edgewater Drive Beach: 1.3 mi
- Stodders Neck: 0.8 mi
- Pratts Meadow: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Street Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Weymouth Back River Access: 1.0 mi
- Bouve Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- USS Salem: 1.4 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 1.9 mi
- House Rock: 2.5 mi
- Herring Run: 2.8 mi
- United First Parish Church: 2.9 mi
- Rose Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 1.7 mi
- Nut Island: 2.0 mi
- Middle Head: 3.3 mi
- East Head: 3.6 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 3.7 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.3 mi
- Boathouse: 6.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 6.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 6.0 mi
- Boston Light: 6.0 mi
- Rainshed: 6.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 6.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.2 mi
- Haywardville: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Wessagusset Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | WSW 252° | 156 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fenno Peak | WSW 251° | 151 m | 6.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 249° | 151 m | 7.1 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | WSW 252° | 145 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | WSW 252° | 133 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WSW 247° | 120 m | 6.6 mi |
| Boyce Hill | WSW 249° | 115 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | WSW 254° | 103 m | 5.2 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, 2 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/29690885
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