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Houghs Neck Great Hill

Houghs Neck Great Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Houghs Neck Great Hill is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 28 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Brill Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
28 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.27454, -70.95144

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brill Field: 0.1 mi
  • McKinnon Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Grenham Street Playground: 0.5 mi
  • LaBrecque Field: 0.8 mi
  • Raccoon Island: 0.8 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • Squirrel Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Baker Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Otis Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Wyman Hill: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • Abigail Adams: 3.1 mi
  • John Adams: 3.1 mi
  • John Hancock: 3.1 mi
  • Constitution Common: 3.2 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 4.3 mi
Gardens
  • Braintree Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Columbia Point Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Spencer Street Community Garden: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 21
  • Babcock Arboretum: 3.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 7.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 7.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 7.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Houghs Neck Great Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillWSW 237°156 m6.7 mi
Fenno PeakWSW 237°151 m6.6 mi
Buck HillWSW 237°151 m7.6 mi
Nahanton HillWSW 237°145 m6.4 mi
Kitchamakin HillWSW 237°133 m6.5 mi
Hawk HillSW 234°120 m7.1 mi
Wampatuck HillWSW 237°103 m5.7 mi
Fox HillWSW 239°95 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358273739

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