Cliff · Massachusetts
High Cliff
High Cliff is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Holmes Field, a park 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.97705, -70.67892
- 17.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Holmes Field: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Field: 0.4 mi
- Nelson Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Siever Field: 0.8 mi
- Pilgrim Memorial State Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Sawmill Pond Area: 0.9 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.5 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.9 mi
- Wildlands Trust - The Nook: 1.9 mi
- Wildlands Trust - The Nook: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 1.2 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 1.6 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 2.1 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 2.6 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 8.3 mi
Peaks
- Coles Hill: 1.6 mi
- Burying Hill: 1.6 mi
- Watson Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sparrow Hill: 2.1 mi
- Monks Hill: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Plymouth Beach: 1.7 mi
- Captain's Flats: 2.0 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 2.1 mi
- Standish Shore: 2.8 mi
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 3.5 mi
Museums: 48
- Plymouth Cordage Company Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hedge House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Pilgrim Hall Museum: 1.4 mi
- Pilgrim Hall Museum: 1.4 mi
- Edward Winslow House Museum: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 26
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 18.0 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 18.1 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 18.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 18.1 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 22
- Mayflower Experience: 1.5 mi
- Mayflower II: 1.5 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 9.2 mi
- Edaville: 10.1 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 20
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 1.5 mi
- Massasoit: 1.6 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 1.6 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 1.7 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Lookout Point: 12.2 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Third Cliff: 14.1 mi
- White Banks: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 2.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 11.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 11.1 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 15.3 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 19.3 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Plymouth Light: 4.4 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of High Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | SE 127° | 114 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pine Hills | ESE 122° | 95 m | 5.5 mi |
| Monks Hill | WSW 244° | 83 m | 2.5 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 346° | 77 m | 10.6 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 164° | 64 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | S 179° | 62 m | 4.7 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | SSW 199° | 61 m | 2.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 355° | 61 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358274454
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- Carver · 8 mi
- Halifax · 9 mi
- Middleborough · 13 mi
- Bridgewater · 15 mi
- Scituate · 15 mi
- Wareham · 15 mi
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