- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 6.6 miles
- Chickatawbut Hill156 m · 4.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway5.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2792, -71.0129
Wollaston Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled 1 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
public beach
Wikidata Q8030314, matched on coordinates and name (183 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Wollaston Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSW 212° | 156 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SW 225° | 155 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSW 211° | 151 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buck Hill | SW 216° | 151 m | 5.5 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSW 210° | 145 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SW 226° | 140 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSW 210° | 133 m | 4.5 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SW 219° | 133 m | 5.9 mi |
- 5.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 11.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 27.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Wollaston Beach: 0.1 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 1.6 mi
- Norton Road Beach: 1.7 mi
- Tenean Beach: 1.8 mi
- Shea Beach: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Josiah Quincy House: 0.5 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 1.5 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 1.8 mi
- Pierce House: 2.1 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
- Mount Wollaston: 1.4 mi
- Forbes Hill: 1.7 mi
- Presidents Hill: 2.0 mi
- Popes Hill: 2.3 mi
- Milton Hill: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- United First Parish Church: 2.0 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 2.8 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 2.8 mi
- USS Salem: 3.3 mi
- Wildebeest: 4.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 6.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 7.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.1 mi
- Boston Light: 7.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Quincy · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 3 mi
- Milton · 3 mi
- Boston Harbor Islands · 4 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 4 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 5 mi
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