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Ferry Hill Thicket

Ferry Hill Thicket from directly overhead

Ferry Hill Thicket is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the west-southwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferry Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off.

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Coordinates42.13881, -70.70085

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ferry Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Holly Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Snake Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Hagar Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Coast Guard Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.2 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.2 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.2 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
  • Caesar: 4.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 5.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
Artworks
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 5.0 mi
  • Myles Standish Legs: 11.3 mi
  • Cupid's Kiss Statue: 12.6 mi
  • Pilgrim Mother Statue: 12.6 mi
  • The Bell: 12.6 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 32
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 13.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 18.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 22.9 mi
  • Oak Lea: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.4 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 14.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 24.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 16.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Ferry Hill Thicket. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillWSW 237°77 m1.7 mi
Prospect HillWNW 295°72 m8.8 mi
Judges HillWNW 301°71 m7.2 mi
Mount BlueWNW 297°66 m7.3 mi
Black Pond HillWNW 298°64 m6.1 mi
Telegraph HillS 172°61 m1.6 mi
Marshfield HillsW 263°58 m2.9 mi
Paradise HillWNW 286°58 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:23
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 °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693924

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