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Middle Head

Middle Head, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Head is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Nahanton Hill stands 145 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Andrews, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.29732, -70.92977

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Fort Andrews: 0.2 mi
  • Fort Revere: 1.4 mi
  • Fort Warren: 1.6 mi
  • Civil War-era Castmate: 2.1 mi
  • Lighthouse Depot Wharf: 2.2 mi
Parks
Museums
  • Windmill Point Boathouse: 0.6 mi
  • Hull Lifesaving Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop: 4.2 mi
  • Benjamin Lincoln House: 4.2 mi
  • Bare Cove Fire Museum: 4.2 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Allerton Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 2.6 mi
  • White Head: 3.4 mi
  • Otis Hill: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Artworks
  • Abigail Adams: 4.9 mi
  • John Adams: 4.9 mi
  • John Hancock: 4.9 mi
  • Constitution Common: 5.0 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 5.1 mi
Gardens
  • Braintree Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Columbia Point Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Albert 'Junior' Lombardi Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Joseph Ciampa Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 21
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 14.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Middle Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nahanton HillSW 232°145 m8.2 mi
Wampatuck HillSW 231°103 m7.5 mi
Fox HillSW 233°95 m7.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillSW 231°90 m7.2 mi
Pine HillSW 226°74 m6.9 mi
Prospect HillSSE 153°72 m8.1 mi
The CragsSW 233°71 m7.2 mi
Great DomeWSW 236°64 m7.5 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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358278252

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