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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. 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

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.30298, -71.09536

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
  • Western Grey Kangaroo: 0.3 mi
  • Emu: 0.3 mi
  • Andean Condor: 0.3 mi
  • Masai Giraffe: 0.3 mi
  • Goat: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • 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
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
Artworks
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches
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: 41
  • 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
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 4.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 20.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
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 HillSSE 163°156 m5.8 mi
Nahanton HillSSE 160°145 m5.8 mi
Kitchamakin HillSSE 161°133 m5.9 mi
Wampatuck HillSSE 152°103 m5.7 mi
Single Tree HillWNW 296°100 m3.2 mi
Waban HillWNW 302°98 m4.7 mi
Fox HillSSE 156°95 m5.5 mi
Bellevue HillSW 234°94 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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