Cliff · Massachusetts
Long Island Head
Long Island Head is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Wampatuck Hill stands 103 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Drum, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 25 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32982, -70.95644
- 5.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Eagle Rock · 24 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Battery Drum: 0.0 mi
- Fort Strong: 0.0 mi
- Battery Hitchcock: 0.1 mi
- Battery Basinger: 0.1 mi
- Battery Ward: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Long Island: 0.7 mi
- Gallops Island: 1.0 mi
- Rainsford Island: 1.3 mi
- Lovells Island: 1.4 mi
- Georges Island: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Yirrel Beach: 2.5 mi
- Hull Village Beach: 2.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.1 mi
- Orchard Beach: 3.4 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 2.6 mi
- Hull Lifesaving Museum: 3.3 mi
- Winthrop Public Library and Museum: 3.6 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 4.1 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Cottage Hill: 2.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.2 mi
- Allerton Hill: 3.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 3.5 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 4.3 mi
- Fight the Rise: 4.5 mi
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 4.6 mi
- Rise: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Columbia Point Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Albert 'Junior' Lombardi Garden: 4.7 mi
- Joseph Ciampa Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- SeaCoast Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Eastie Farm: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 4.8 mi
- The Graves: 5.1 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 5.1 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 5.5 mi
- Bouve Conservation Area: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Hood Milk Bottle: 5.0 mi
- Boston Wharf Co. Sign: 5.0 mi
- The Eleanor: 5.1 mi
- The Beaver: 5.1 mi
- Waterboat Duck House: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 47
- West Head: 1.7 mi
- Pererea Point: 2.3 mi
- Moon Head: 2.3 mi
- East Head: 2.5 mi
- Middle Head: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 7.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Boathouse: 3.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 3.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 3.4 mi
- Rainshed: 3.4 mi
- Boston Light: 3.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 6.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Long Island Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wampatuck Hill | SSW 213° | 103 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSW 212° | 90 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSW 207° | 74 m | 7.9 mi |
| The Crags | SSW 213° | 71 m | 7.9 mi |
| Great Dome | SW 217° | 64 m | 8.0 mi |
| Parker Hill | W 270° | 62 m | 7.6 mi |
| Penns Hill | SSW 197° | 61 m | 6.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 139° | 57 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:29 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358273719
Day trips start here
- Boston Harbor Islands · 1 mi
- Hull · 3 mi
- Winthrop · 3 mi
- Boston · 5 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 5 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 5 mi
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