- Elevation, modelled
- 37 m
- Tallest summit within 6.6 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 5.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway2.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4262, -71.3557
Scout Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 37 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the east-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Misery, a peak 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Scout Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | ESE 116° | 135 m | 5.8 mi |
| Little Prospect | ESE 119° | 133 m | 5.9 mi |
| Tippling Rock | SW 222° | 125 m | 6.6 mi |
| Reeves Hill | S 177° | 122 m | 5.6 mi |
| Goodman Hill | SW 216° | 119 m | 4.4 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | NNW 331° | 110 m | 4.1 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 300° | 109 m | 5.8 mi |
| Loring Hill | E 82° | 109 m | 6.1 mi |
- 2.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 15.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 28.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Misery: 0.6 mi
- Fairhaven Hill: 0.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.6 mi
- Urato Farm: 1.7 mi
- Hathaway Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Kalmia Woods Conservation Restriction: 0.9 mi
- Kraetzer Land: 1.2 mi
- Miller Farm: 1.2 mi
- Baker Bridge North: 1.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Conantum Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Italinate garden: 1.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.5 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Emerson's Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 1.3 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 1.4 mi
- Captain Miles House: 1.5 mi
- Ayshire Horse Farm: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Oxbow Meadows: 1.2 mi
- Deborah Birt Memorial Park Lincoln Woods: 1.6 mi
- Codman Community Farm: 1.6 mi
- Sculpture park: 1.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Codman House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Codman Estate: 1.4 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 1.5 mi
- Gropius House: 1.5 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Adams: 1.5 mi
- Brister Freeman Homestead Site Marker: 1.6 mi
- Reflection: 1.8 mi
- Aureet Bar-Yam: 2.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Archadian Gyro: 2.2 mi
- Last Out: 2.2 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 2.2 mi
- Ferma: 2.2 mi
- Dream World: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 9.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 9.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.8 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Farmers Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 7.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 11.1 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Site 2: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 5.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.7 mi
- Rainshed: 24.7 mi
- Boston Light: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
- Cascades: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 15.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 11.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.
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