Greater Light
Greater Light is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Greater Light Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 30 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49495653, matched on coordinates and name (28 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Dock: 0.5 mi
- North Beach Street: 0.7 mi
- Grove Lane: 0.7 mi
- The Creeks: 1.0 mi
- Hummock Pond: 1.1 mi
- South Beach: 0.5 mi
- Childrens Beach: 0.5 mi
- Clean Shore: 0.6 mi
- Jetties Beach: 1.0 mi
- Steps Beach: 1.0 mi
- Fire Hose Cart House: 0.0 mi
- Thomas Macy House: 0.1 mi
- Historic Mitchell House: 0.1 mi
- Hadwen House: 0.1 mi
- Maria Mitchell Natural Science Museum: 0.1 mi
- Greater Light Garden: 0.0 mi
- Lilly Pond: 0.2 mi
- Mill Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Dead Horse Valley: 0.4 mi
- Coffin Park: 0.5 mi
- Popsquatchet Hills: 0.5 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.5 mi
- Swain Hill: 1.9 mi
- Trots Hills: 2.4 mi
- Fudge Hill: 2.5 mi
- Soldier and Sailors Monument: 0.1 mi
- Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain: 1.1 mi
- Sankaty Head Light: 7.2 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Dwelling: 7.2 mi
- cannon: 22.2 mi
- Nantucket Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- Squam Head: 6.5 mi
- Sankaty Head: 7.3 mi
- Wasque Point: 18.7 mi
- Hadwen House Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 0.4 mi
- First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb: 0.3 mi
- Big Bridge: 24.9 mi
- Brant Point Light: 0.9 mi
- Whale Tail: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greater Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folger Hill | E 91° | 33 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sampson Hill | WNW 289° | 28 m | 20.8 mi |
| Shawkemo Hills | E 88° | 26 m | 3.1 mi |
| Sauls Hills | E 92° | 23 m | 5.0 mi |
| Popsquatchet Hills | SW 235° | 22 m | 0.5 mi |
| Washaqua Hill | WNW 287° | 22 m | 20.0 mi |
| Macys Hill | E 90° | 19 m | 4.1 mi |
| Fudge Hill | E 82° | 18 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:31 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/213831257
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