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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

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
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
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 4.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 34
Museums: 31
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 13
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascade: 15.6 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Cascades: 22.0 mi
  • Cascades: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
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 HillSW 226°396 m8.0 mi
Mount PisgahW 259°379 m7.4 mi
Stickney HillSSW 212°371 m8.5 mi
Steerage RockWNW 295°367 m7.3 mi
Mount HitchcockW 264°356 m8.4 mi
Tower HillNW 307°336 m6.7 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW 253°335 m4.8 mi
Coye HillS 191°331 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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