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J Wall

J Wall, seen from above at true elevation

J Wall is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is K Wall, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
15 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.24449, -71.03543

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Quarry Hills Complex: 0.2 mi
  • Flaherty Park: 0.4 mi
  • O"Rourke Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Shea Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cunningham Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Constitution Common: 1.6 mi
  • John Adams: 1.7 mi
  • Abigail Adams: 1.7 mi
  • John Hancock: 1.7 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches
  • Wollaston Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Wollaston Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Norton Road Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Back Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Shea Beach: 3.2 mi
Gardens
  • Braintree Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Flower Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Spencer Street Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 39
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 15.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 15.7 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of J Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillWSW 241°193 m4.6 mi
Chickatawbut HillSW 221°156 m2.0 mi
Hancock HillWSW 239°155 m3.6 mi
Fenno PeakSW 219°151 m2.0 mi
Buck HillSW 225°151 m2.9 mi
Nahanton HillSW 218°145 m1.8 mi
Hemenway HillWSW 241°140 m3.8 mi
Kitchamakin HillSW 217°133 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867737164534233
Precip in4.54.05.54.83.84.63.53.94.15.54.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1002468664

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