Hammerhook
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Hammerhook is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the east, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Island Swamp, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 18 miles off.
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Island Swamp: 0.6 mi
- Plain St. Site: 0.6 mi
- Hillside Drive Land: 0.7 mi
- Pine Island Swamp: 0.8 mi
- Plymouth Site: 1.0 mi
- Briggs Field: 0.7 mi
- Myrtle Street Playground: 0.9 mi
- Ellis Playground: 1.1 mi
- Town Park: 2.7 mi
- Hartsuffs Park: 2.9 mi
- Station No. 5: 1.4 mi
- Shea Naval Aviation Museum: 5.1 mi
- Weymouth Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Maritime and Mossing Museum: 7.3 mi
- Halifax Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Roundtop: 2.1 mi
- Walnut Hill: 2.3 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.5 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.8 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 2.9 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 3.3 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 4.1 mi
- Herring Run: 7.5 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 8.1 mi
- House Rock: 8.1 mi
- Dedication to Park Donator: 3.5 mi
- All Wars Memorial Monument: 4.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Ted Drysdale Memorial Bench: 4.6 mi
- Cupid's Kiss Statue: 4.5 mi
- The Bell: 4.6 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 5.6 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 6.0 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 6.0 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 5.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.9 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 5.9 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 7.6 mi
- Lingan Street Beach: 8.0 mi
- Egypt Beach: 9.2 mi
- Museum Beach: 9.2 mi
- Sand Hills Beach: 9.4 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Third Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Second Cliff: 9.0 mi
- First Cliff: 9.4 mi
- White Head: 9.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 6.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 13.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 17.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.7 mi
- Boston Light: 14.7 mi
- Boathouse: 14.7 mi
- Rainshed: 14.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.0 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 16.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Hammerhook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hill | E 85° | 77 m | 6.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 294° | 75 m | 7.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | N 1° | 72 m | 5.3 mi |
| Judges Hill | NNE 20° | 71 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Blue | NNE 18° | 66 m | 5.2 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NNE 31° | 64 m | 5.2 mi |
| Locust Hill | WSW 250° | 62 m | 5.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | E 90° | 61 m | 8.3 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 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:30 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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