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Bailey

Bailey from directly overhead

Bailey is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bjorklund Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Scituate Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.21491, -70.79791

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Norman M. Todd Park: 0.9 mi
  • Beechwood Common: 1.2 mi
  • Itchy's Square: 1.3 mi
  • Milliken-Bancroft Field: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Walnut Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Booth Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Hoop Pole Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Joy Hill: 1.4 mi
  • James Hill: 1.5 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 3.9 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 4.3 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 6.1 mi
  • Herring Run: 6.6 mi
  • House Rock: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 8.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.6 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bailey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 150°77 m7.1 mi
Prospect HillWSW 244°72 m3.4 mi
Judges HillSW 217°71 m2.0 mi
Mount BlueSW 218°66 m2.4 mi
Black Pond HillS 190°64 m2.4 mi
Otis HillSSW 209°58 m2.9 mi
Paradise HillSSW 192°58 m3.7 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE 160°58 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693539

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