- Elevation, modelled
- 76 m
- Tallest summit within 6.1 miles
- Bear Hill91 m · 6.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway9.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5086, -71.0031
Skull Cliff is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a modelled 76 m. Bear Hill stands 91 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Newhall Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Skull Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | WSW 241° | 91 m | 6.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 237° | 87.2 m | 2.5 mi |
| Burrill Hill | SE 145° | 87 m | 1.6 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 236° | 82.9 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Hood | SSW 201° | 79 m | 4.2 mi |
| Whip Hill | SW 234° | 79 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Gilead | SSE 159° | 77 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Hermon | SE 124° | 76 m | 1.5 mi |
- 9.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 11.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 13.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Eagle Rock · 17 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Newhall Park: 0.7 mi
- Gowdy Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Glen Meadow Park: 1.6 mi
- Market Square: 1.6 mi
- The Green: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Weetamoo Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Mount Spickett: 1.3 mi
- Mount Gilead: 1.4 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Fuller Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Peabody Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Near Hawkes Pond: 1.0 mi
- City of Lynn Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Breakheart Reservation: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Echo Rock: 1.3 mi
- Steel Tower: 1.5 mi
- Union Rock: 2.0 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 2.0 mi
- Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 2.0 mi
- Lynn Beach: 5.0 mi
- Kings Beach: 5.1 mi
- Nahant Beach: 5.5 mi
- Fisherman's Beach: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Ropes Garden: 5.3 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Floral Way: 3.6 mi
- Peabody Public Safety Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 3.8 mi
- Major Doak A. Weston USAAF: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Orange Dinosaur: 4.0 mi
- Viking Statue: 5.5 mi
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 5.5 mi
- Goldfish: 5.6 mi
- Crabs: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 4.0 mi
- G.A.R. Hall and Museum of Lynn, MA: 4.2 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 4.4 mi
- Lynn Museum & Arts Center: 4.4 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 47
- The Cellar: 1.5 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Black Wills Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Crag 1: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 14.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 14.8 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 14.9 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.7 mi
- Boathouse: 13.7 mi
- Rainshed: 13.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.7 mi
- Boston Light: 13.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 7.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 18.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.3 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 11.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 5.7 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 5.4 mi
- Dogtown: 19.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 6 mi away.
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