- Elevation, modelled
- 25 m
- Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
- Wampatuck Hill103 m · 8.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway5.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3298, -70.9553
Battery Hitchcock is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 25 m. Wampatuck Hill stands 103 m to the south-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Ward, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Battery Hitchcock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wampatuck Hill | SSW 213° | 103 m | 8.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | SW 216° | 95 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSW 212° | 90 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSW 208° | 74 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Crags | SW 214° | 71 m | 8.0 mi |
| Great Dome | SW 218° | 64 m | 8.0 mi |
| Parker Hill | W 270° | 62 m | 7.6 mi |
| Penns Hill | SSW 197° | 61 m | 6.8 mi |
- 5.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 11.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 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 Ward: 0.0 mi
- Fort Strong: 0.0 mi
- Battery Basinger: 0.0 mi
- Battery Drum: 0.1 mi
- Battery Smyth: 0.1 mi
Beaches
- Yirrel Beach: 2.5 mi
- Hull Village Beach: 2.8 mi
- Corinha Beach: 3.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 2.5 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: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Cottage Hill: 2.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.1 mi
- Allerton Hill: 3.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Hood Milk Bottle: 5.1 mi
- Boston Wharf Co. Sign: 5.1 mi
- The Eleanor: 5.1 mi
- The Beaver: 5.1 mi
- Waterboat Duck House: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Boathouse: 3.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 3.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 3.3 mi
- Rainshed: 3.3 mi
- Boston Light: 3.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 6.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.6 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Boston Harbor Islands · 1 mi
- Hull · 3 mi
- Winthrop · 3 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 5 mi
- Boston/East Boston · 5 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 5 mi
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