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Quincy Shore Reservation

Quincy Shore Reservation from directly overhead

Quincy Shore Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -2 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Caddy Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.26826, -71.00161

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Caddy Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rufe's Hummock: 0.3 mi
  • Merrymount Park: 0.4 mi
  • Maypole Park: 0.5 mi
  • Perkins Playground: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
  • Constitution Common: 1.0 mi
  • John Adams: 1.2 mi
  • Abigail Adams: 1.2 mi
  • John Hancock: 1.2 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Braintree Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Columbia Point Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Spencer Street Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 39
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 7.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 15.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 15.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Quincy Shore Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillSW 224°156 m4.4 mi
Hancock HillSW 234°155 m5.9 mi
Fenno PeakSW 223°151 m4.4 mi
Buck HillSW 225°151 m5.3 mi
Nahanton HillSW 223°145 m4.1 mi
Hemenway HillSW 235°140 m6.1 mi
Kitchamakin HillSW 222°133 m4.2 mi
Tucker HillSW 229°133 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691464

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