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Chemung Hill Area

Chemung Hill Area from directly overhead

Chemung Hill Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

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What to expect

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Coordinates42.12600, -71.14095

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Robert J. Buckley Square: 0.9 mi
  • Federick H. Pye Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Martin G. Cohenno Sr. Square: 1.2 mi
  • George F. Evens Memorial: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Manfred Kolz Soccer Fields: 0.8 mi
  • Federick H. Pye Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • P.C. Frederick J. Conley Memorial Field: 1.0 mi
  • P.C. Frederick J. Conley Memorial Field: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • TOOTHY!!!: 1.0 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 1.9 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 2.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.2 mi
  • Pastoral Center: 7.9 mi
  • 2: 9.4 mi
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 6.7 mi
  • South Beach: 8.9 mi
  • North Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 9.2 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 4.6 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 10.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 12.0 mi
  • 35: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Chemung Hill Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE 13°193 m6.1 mi
Moose HillW 268°163 m3.7 mi
Chickatawbut HillNNE 31°156 m7.8 mi
Hancock HillNNE 20°155 m6.8 mi
Buck HillNNE 29°151 m7.0 mi
Fenno PeakNNE 32°151 m7.8 mi
Nahanton HillNNE 32°145 m8.1 mi
Hemenway HillNNE 18°140 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29818590

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