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Hamilton/Crocker Memorial

Hamilton/Crocker Memorial from directly overhead

Hamilton/Crocker Memorial is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Magomiscock Hill stands 171 m to the west-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Gate Rise, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.19105, -71.40053

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Patoma Park: 0.9 mi
  • Stoddard Park: 1.0 mi
  • Goodwill Park: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Grove Farm: 1.8 mi
  • Oak Grove Farm: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Foundation: 2.2 mi
  • Medfield Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 5.4 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 6.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • 16: 4.1 mi
  • 15: 4.2 mi
  • 14: 4.3 mi
  • 13: 4.3 mi
  • Chattering Rock: 4.7 mi
Artworks
  • Zullo Gallery: 4.9 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 6.5 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Statue: 7.2 mi
  • Tom Brady: 9.7 mi
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.8 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 7.6 mi
  • Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 59
Cliffs: 43
  • The Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Condo Rock: 5.3 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 11.0 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 13.7 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 13.8 mi
  • 35: 13.8 mi
  • 1: 13.8 mi
  • 16-34: 13.9 mi
  • 15: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Hamilton/Crocker Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magomiscock HillWSW 251°171 m7.8 mi
Bear HillSW 233°141 m6.5 mi
Rocky Woods RangeWSW 253°137 m5.5 mi
Snow HillENE 68°137 m6.2 mi
Cedar HillENE 76°134 m6.6 mi
Bald HillNW 307°132 m2.7 mi
Wildcat HillNW 323°132 m7.4 mi
Miller HillW 275°129 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29783351

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