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Schoolmaster Hill

Schoolmaster Hill from directly overhead

Schoolmaster Hill is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Scarboro Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

Partially restored ruin with picnic facilities and view of golf course.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Ralph Waldo Emerson - Good Bye
Getting there

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Coordinates42.30298, -71.09536

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums
Artworks: 59
Gardens: 58
  • Budgie Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Organic Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Bog Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Franklin Park Historic Rock Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Camel Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Franklin Hill Green: 0.6 mi
  • Puddingstone Park: 0.6 mi
  • Erie-Ellington Streets Park: 0.7 mi
  • William F. Flaherty Park: 0.7 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
  • Western Grey Kangaroo: 0.3 mi
  • Emu: 0.3 mi
  • Andean Condor: 0.3 mi
  • Masai Giraffe: 0.3 mi
  • Goat: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 50
Cliffs: 47
  • Lower Cliff: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.2 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.2 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.4 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Oak Lea: 0.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 0.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 0.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 4.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Schoolmaster Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillSSE156 m5.8 mi
Nahanton HillSSE145 m5.8 mi
Kitchamakin HillSSE133 m5.9 mi
Wampatuck HillSSE103 m5.7 mi
Single Tree HillWNW100 m3.2 mi
Waban HillWNW98 m4.7 mi
Fox HillSSE95 m5.5 mi
Bellevue HillSW94 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/544398326

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