Cliff · Massachusetts
Nut Island
Nut Island is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Houghs Neck Great Hill, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.27927, -70.95394
- 7.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brill Field: 0.5 mi
- McKinnon Playground: 0.5 mi
- Grenham Street Playground: 0.8 mi
- LaBrecque Field: 1.0 mi
- Hangman Island: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Edgewater Drive Beach: 0.8 mi
- Rhoda Beach: 1.3 mi
- Post Island Beach: 1.5 mi
- Heron Beach: 1.6 mi
- Shea Beach: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Andrews: 1.9 mi
- Moon Island Sewage Facility: 2.6 mi
- Moon Island Flume Pilings: 2.9 mi
- Fort Revere: 3.1 mi
- Fort Warren: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 2.3 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 2.7 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 3.1 mi
- Josiah Quincy House: 3.1 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Stodders Neck: 2.4 mi
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 2.6 mi
- Bouve Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.6 mi
- Lincoln Street Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- USS Salem: 2.7 mi
- United First Parish Church: 3.2 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 3.5 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 3.7 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Telegraph Hill: 3.0 mi
- Squirrel Hill: 3.2 mi
- Presidents Hill: 3.4 mi
- Otis Hill: 3.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Abigail Adams: 3.2 mi
- John Adams: 3.2 mi
- John Hancock: 3.2 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.3 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Braintree Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Columbia Point Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 0.4 mi
- Middle Head: 1.8 mi
- Rose Cliff: 1.8 mi
- East Head: 2.0 mi
- West Head: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Babcock Arboretum: 3.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 7.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.2 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 4.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 4.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 4.7 mi
- Boston Light: 4.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 8.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 14.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 7.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Nut Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SW 234° | 156 m | 6.8 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SW 234° | 151 m | 6.7 mi |
| Buck Hill | SW 234° | 151 m | 7.6 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SW 234° | 145 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SW 234° | 133 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hawk Hill | SW 231° | 120 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | SW 233° | 103 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | SW 236° | 95 m | 6.0 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 | 15:30 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358273728
Day trips start here
- Boston Harbor Islands · 3 mi
- Hull · 3 mi
- Quincy · 3 mi
- Hingham · 4 mi
- Weymouth · 4 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 6 mi
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