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Fourth Cliff

Fourth Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Fourth Cliff is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is English Salt Marsh, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.16095, -70.70541

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Ferry Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Hagar Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Holly Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Coleman Hills: 1.8 mi
  • Carolina Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 2.3 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 7.0 mi
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 7.6 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 11.9 mi
  • Herring Run: 11.9 mi
Parks
  • Town Marina: 2.5 mi
  • Coast Guard Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Roach Field: 3.3 mi
  • Cudworth Field: 3.6 mi
  • Central Field: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Caesar: 2.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.7 mi
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 5.1 mi
Beaches
Artworks
Gardens
Cliffs: 31
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 12.6 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 17.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 21.9 mi
  • Oak Lea: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.9 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 15.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Fourth Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSW 206°77 m2.7 mi
Prospect HillWNW 286°72 m8.1 mi
Judges HillWNW 290°71 m6.3 mi
Mount BlueWNW 286°66 m6.5 mi
Black Pond HillWNW 285°64 m5.3 mi
Telegraph HillS 171°61 m3.2 mi
Marshfield HillsSW 235°58 m3.3 mi
Paradise HillW 271°58 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1497234432

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