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Wessagusset Beach

Wessagusset Beach from directly overhead

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

Coordinates42.25062, -70.94556

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Beaches
Attractions
Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
  • 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
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 21
  • 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
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 12.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 12.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillWSW 252°156 m6.2 mi
Fenno PeakWSW 251°151 m6.2 mi
Buck HillWSW 249°151 m7.1 mi
Nahanton HillWSW 252°145 m6.0 mi
Kitchamakin HillWSW 252°133 m6.0 mi
Hawk HillWSW 247°120 m6.6 mi
Boyce HillWSW 249°115 m7.5 mi
Wampatuck HillWSW 254°103 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690885

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