Pierce House
Pierce House is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rev. William F. Toohig Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
Wikidata Q7191803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rev. William F. Toohig Playground: 0.3 mi
- Henry Square: 0.3 mi
- Hemenway Playground: 0.3 mi
- William H. Garvey Playground: 0.4 mi
- Claymont Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Popes Hill: 0.3 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.6 mi
- Savin Hill: 1.7 mi
- Milton Hill: 1.7 mi
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Mark S. Charbonnier & Richard T. Dever Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Naval Air Station Squantum Ammunition Bunkers: 1.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.5 mi
- Departed Knights of Columbus Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Tenean Beach: 0.7 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.1 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 2.2 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 2.3 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.5 mi
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 1.5 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 1.8 mi
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 2.4 mi
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 2.9 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 3.0 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.5 mi
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 1.9 mi
- Edward Everett Statue: 2.3 mi
- Clapp Favorite Pear: 2.3 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.2 mi
- Wildebeest: 2.1 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 2.1 mi
- Goat: 2.1 mi
- African Lion: 2.2 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 2.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.2 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.3 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.4 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 5.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 18.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Boathouse: 8.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.8 mi
- Boston Light: 8.8 mi
- Rainshed: 8.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 5.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 6.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
- Haywardville: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Pierce House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | S 185° | 156 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSW 204° | 155 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fenno Peak | S 184° | 151 m | 4.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSW 193° | 151 m | 5.1 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | S 182° | 145 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SSW 207° | 140 m | 5.3 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | S 183° | 133 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SSW 198° | 133 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29528014
Day trips start here
- Boston/Dorchester · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 3 mi
- Milton · 3 mi
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