Francis Shore
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Francis Shore is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Prospect Hill stands 72 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Rock Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 14 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wadleigh Park: 0.1 mi
- Green Hill Playground: 0.9 mi
- Wheelwright Park: 1.2 mi
- Joe Menice Ballfield: 1.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 1.5 mi
- Green Hill: 0.3 mi
- Center Hill: 1.1 mi
- Atlantic Hill: 1.2 mi
- Scituate Hill: 1.9 mi
- Deer Hill: 1.9 mi
- Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop: 1.7 mi
- Captain John Wilson House: 2.0 mi
- Maritime Museum - Samuel Bates Ship Chandlery: 2.0 mi
- Cohasset Historical Society Building: 2.2 mi
- Benjamin Lincoln House: 3.7 mi
- Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 5.8 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 9.0 mi
- John Hancock: 9.2 mi
- Abigail Adams: 9.2 mi
- John Adams: 9.2 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 2.3 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 9.0 mi
- Olden's Garden: 9.0 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 9.0 mi
- Black Rock Beach: 0.0 mi
- Crescent Beach: 0.4 mi
- Pleasant Beach: 0.8 mi
- Gun Rock Beach: 0.8 mi
- Valley Beach: 1.1 mi
- Winsor Shores: 0.2 mi
- Holly Hill Farm Conservation Restriction: 0.7 mi
- Cornelia and Richardson White Woods: 0.7 mi
- Breadencheese Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Steinmetz Wildlife Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Father Connolly: 2.1 mi
- F. Arthur Edwards Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Gannett's Corner: 3.7 mi
- More-Brewer Stone: 4.8 mi
- Fort Revere: 4.9 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 4.9 mi
- Herring Run: 6.3 mi
- House Rock: 7.1 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 7.1 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 7.1 mi
- White Head: 2.3 mi
- Rose Cliff: 5.7 mi
- East Head: 5.8 mi
- Middle Head: 5.8 mi
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 6.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 9.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 13.7 mi
- Pine Knoll: 13.8 mi
- Boston Light: 5.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 5.5 mi
- Rainshed: 5.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 5.6 mi
- Boathouse: 5.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 14.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 24.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.6 mi
- Haywardville: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Francis Shore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSW 199° | 72 m | 5.2 mi |
| Judges Hill | S 178° | 71 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Blue | S 181° | 66 m | 5.3 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | S 170° | 64 m | 5.8 mi |
| Penns Hill | WSW 257° | 61 m | 8.9 mi |
| Paradise Hill | S 175° | 58 m | 7.0 mi |
| Marshfield Hills | SSE 159° | 58 m | 9.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SW 221° | 57 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:41 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:29 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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