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Father Connolly

Father Connolly from directly overhead

Father Connolly is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Pine Hill stands 74 m to the west-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Dedicated in Memory of Fr. John Joseph Connolly
Getting there

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Coordinates42.26926, -70.86461

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hampton Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 0.3 mi
  • White Head: 0.6 mi
  • Planters Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Atlantic Hill: 0.9 mi
Parks
  • Lt. Joseph McLaughlin Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hull Shore Common: 0.5 mi
  • Nantasket Bay Park: 0.5 mi
  • Worlds End Reservation: 0.5 mi
  • Weir River Estuary Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
  • Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop: 0.4 mi
  • Benjamin Lincoln House: 2.3 mi
  • Hull Lifesaving Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Bare Cove Fire Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Windmill Point Boathouse: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • John Hancock: 7.2 mi
  • Abigail Adams: 7.2 mi
  • John Adams: 7.2 mi
  • Constitution Common: 7.4 mi
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 57
Beaches
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 52
  • F. Arthur Edwards Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Fort Revere: 3.1 mi
  • More-Brewer Stone: 3.7 mi
  • Fort Andrews: 4.0 mi
  • prs 2011 sun dial: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 21
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.5 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 8.0 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Father Connolly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillWSW74 m8.8 mi
Prospect HillS72 m5.3 mi
Judges HillSSE71 m5.8 mi
Mount BlueSSE66 m6.0 mi
Black Pond HillSSE64 m6.8 mi
Penns HillWSW61 m7.1 mi
Paradise HillSSE58 m7.8 mi
Turkey HillSSE57 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8692259808

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