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Eli's Rock

Eli's Rock from directly overhead

Eli's Rock is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Common, a park 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.6 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Believe IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELI HOY

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09788, -72.09602

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shepard Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Leadmine Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Fiske Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Janes Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Blake Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Village Common: 0.6 mi
  • Centennial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Town Common: 1.1 mi
  • Cedar Pond Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Walcott Street Playground: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 33
Museums: 30
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 4.7 mi
  • Path Continues?: 7.8 mi
  • Old Root Cellar: 8.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 9.5 mi
  • Momo's Rock: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 14
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cargill Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 5.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Eli's Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burley HillSW396 m8.0 mi
Mount PisgahW379 m7.4 mi
Stickney HillSSW371 m8.5 mi
Steerage RockWNW367 m7.3 mi
Mount HitchcockW356 m8.4 mi
Tower HillNW336 m6.7 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW335 m4.8 mi
Coye HillS331 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4620:29
September equinox06:3618:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465766716962504131
Precip in3.73.24.34.33.53.94.04.44.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1402758464

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