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Higgins-MacAllister Preserve

Higgins-MacAllister Preserve from directly overhead

Higgins-MacAllister Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bjorklund Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Scituate Conservation Commission
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.21160, -70.79671

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Booth Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Joy Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Pheasant Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Hoop Pole Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Norman M. Todd Park: 1.1 mi
  • Beechwood Common: 1.2 mi
  • Itchy's Square: 1.2 mi
  • Kapland Land/Teak Sherman Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Beaches
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 3.7 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 4.1 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 6.2 mi
  • Herring Run: 6.7 mi
  • House Rock: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 8.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Higgins-MacAllister Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 150°77 m6.9 mi
Prospect HillWSW 248°72 m3.3 mi
Judges HillSW 223°71 m1.9 mi
Mount BlueSW 223°66 m2.3 mi
Black Pond HillSSW 192°64 m2.2 mi
Otis HillSSW 212°58 m2.7 mi
Paradise HillSSW 194°58 m3.5 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE 160°58 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
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 °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29691097

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