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Black Wills Cliff

Black Wills Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Black Wills Cliff is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
9 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.46760, -70.91699

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Linscott Park: 0.1 mi
  • Howland Park: 0.3 mi
  • Chaisson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Abbott Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kiley Playground: 0.6 mi
Beaches
  • Kings Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Whales Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Eisman's Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Lynn Beach: 1.1 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Vinnin Hill: 1.4 mi
  • High Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Legg Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.6 mi
Gardens
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 6.3 mi
Attractions
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 2.4 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Union Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • Viking Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Villa Alegra: 3.7 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 3.7 mi
  • Migrar: 3.7 mi
  • Our Lady Guadelupe: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 14.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 14.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 14.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Rail Spring: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Black Wills Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWNW 283°87.2 m6.6 mi
Burrill HillWNW 294°87 m3.8 mi
Crow HillWNW 283°82.9 m6.6 mi
Mount HoodW 260°79 m6.0 mi
Mount GileadWNW 292°77 m4.2 mi
Mount HermonWNW 302°76 m3.7 mi
Rocky HillW 280°74.4 m6.1 mi
Mount MoriahWNW 285°74 m4.3 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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358273294

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