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Boathouse

Boathouse, seen from above at true elevation

Boathouse is a lighthouse in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Prospect Hill stands 72 m to the south, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Keeper's Dwelling, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1930

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32798, -70.89150

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Allerton Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 2.7 mi
  • White Head: 3.6 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 4.0 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Fort Revere: 1.7 mi
  • Battery Vincent: 1.9 mi
  • Fort Warren: 1.9 mi
  • Lighthouse Depot Wharf: 2.0 mi
  • Civil War-era Castmate: 2.1 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 5.8 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 7.3 mi
  • Fight the Rise: 7.6 mi
  • Rise: 7.7 mi
  • Abigail Adams: 7.8 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 21
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 15.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 15.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Boathouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillS 169°72 m9.5 mi
Penns HillSW 220°61 m8.3 mi
Turkey HillSSE 162°57 m6.4 mi
Mount HopeSSE 160°56 m9.7 mi
Fennos HillNW 310°55 m8.7 mi
Scituate HillSSE 153°54 m7.0 mi
Forbes HillSW 235°54 m8.5 mi
Whites HillSSW 209°53 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238495868747366554536
Precip in3.43.24.23.63.23.93.33.23.64.03.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 6 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.05 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Boston Light, MA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/212121732

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