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Cornelia and Richardson White Woods

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Cornelia and Richardson White Woods from directly overhead

Cornelia and Richardson White Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Prospect Hill stands 72 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Holly Hill Farm Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25385, -70.81968

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wheelwright Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wadleigh Park: 0.8 mi
  • Freedom Field: 0.8 mi
  • Herman E. Daley Square: 0.8 mi
  • John Paul Lyon Square: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Green Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Deer Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Scituate Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Bear Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Center Hill: 1.6 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 4.9 mi
  • Herring Run: 6.2 mi
  • Mann Farmhouse: 6.4 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.4 mi
  • House Rock: 7.0 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 21
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 8.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 9.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 14.2 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 9.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 9.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Cornelia and Richardson White Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSSW 204°72 m4.6 mi
Judges HillS 181°71 m4.3 mi
Mount BlueS 185°66 m4.6 mi
Black Pond HillS 172°64 m5.1 mi
Penns HillW 262°61 m9.1 mi
Otis HillS 183°58 m5.2 mi
Paradise HillS 177°58 m6.3 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE 159°58 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:1015:2916:15

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29697856

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