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Messer Land

Messer Land from directly overhead

Messer Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the east, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mounces Meadow, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 21 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.12285, -70.77571

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Bald Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Till Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Marshfield Hills: 1.2 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Carolina Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 2.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 3.7 mi
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
  • Caesar: 6.1 mi
Attractions
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 3.5 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 4.4 mi
  • Mann Farmhouse: 4.9 mi
  • Herring Run: 10.0 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 10.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 5.4 mi
  • Myles Standish Legs: 8.2 mi
  • Cupid's Kiss Statue: 8.6 mi
  • The Bell: 8.6 mi
  • Elf Mini Bridge: 9.3 mi
Beaches
Gardens
Cliffs: 40
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.6 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 15.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 20.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 0.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 0.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 14.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 12.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Messer Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillE 86°77 m2.4 mi
Prospect HillNW 319°72 m6.4 mi
Judges HillNNW 334°71 m5.3 mi
Mount BlueNNW 329°66 m5.2 mi
Black Pond HillNNW 339°64 m4.3 mi
Telegraph HillE 97°61 m4.1 mi
Marshfield HillsNE 51°58 m1.2 mi
Paradise HillNW 325°58 m3.4 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 solstice07:0915:3016:15

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29692062

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