Belcher Cemetery
Belcher Cemetery is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the west-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Weymouth Street Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Cemetery in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Wikidata Q117515036, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Belcher Cemetery Their works immortalize their names, their labors cease and here they rest. 1811
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 14 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Great Pond Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Old Forgotten Park: 0.8 mi
- Richard E. Gifford Playground: 0.8 mi
- Negus Park: 0.9 mi
- Pond Plain Improvement Association Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Turkey Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pine Hills: 3.1 mi
- Farm Hills: 3.8 mi
- Whites Hill: 4.0 mi
- Puddin Hill: 4.3 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 1.4 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 1.6 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 1.8 mi
- Cupid's Kiss Statue: 5.4 mi
- Shea Naval Aviation Museum: 2.0 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Weymouth Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 5.5 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 6.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.8 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 1.5 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 1.5 mi
- Shrub Garden: 1.6 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 4.4 mi
- Smith Beach: 5.1 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 6.4 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 6.7 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 6.7 mi
- Weymouth Street Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Hatch Playground: 0.4 mi
- Great Pond Protected Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Great Pond Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Great Pond Woods: 0.8 mi
- House Rock: 4.4 mi
- Herring Run: 4.7 mi
- Pastoral Center: 5.1 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 5.9 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 5.9 mi
- PFC Richard J. Canova Corner: 0.8 mi
- Lt Elmer Hollis Memorial: 0.9 mi
- David C Wood Memorial Field Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Memorial to Robert E. Loud: 0.9 mi
- William E. 'Bill' Taylor Jr. Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 1.8 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 8.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 11.7 mi
- Boathouse: 12.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.7 mi
- Boston Light: 12.7 mi
- Rainshed: 12.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 14.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.2 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 5.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.4 mi
- Haywardville: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Belcher Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | WNW 299° | 193 m | 8.0 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | NW 317° | 156 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NW 306° | 155 m | 7.4 mi |
| Fenno Peak | NW 317° | 151 m | 6.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | NW 309° | 151 m | 6.4 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | NW 319° | 145 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | NW 304° | 140 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | NW 319° | 133 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6394953050
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