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Shinglemill Brook Swamp

Shinglemill Brook Swamp from directly overhead

Shinglemill Brook Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shingle Mill Pond, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.14506, -70.88271

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hartsuffs Park: 1.1 mi
  • Blaisdell Park: 1.4 mi
  • Howland Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ellis Playground: 2.1 mi
  • Kress Field: 2.4 mi
Peaks
  • Walnut Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Farm Hills: 2.2 mi
  • Pine Hills: 2.5 mi
  • Simon Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 2.4 mi
  • Herring Run: 5.2 mi
  • House Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 6.4 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 6.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 25
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 3.9 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 10.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 5.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 5.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.7 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Shinglemill Brook Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillE 100°77 m8.0 mi
Turkey HillW 281°75 m5.7 mi
Prospect HillNNE 22°72 m3.6 mi
Judges HillNE 44°71 m4.5 mi
Mount BlueNE 44°66 m4.1 mi
Black Pond HillENE 58°64 m4.7 mi
Locust HillSW 225°62 m5.5 mi
Paradise HillENE 71°58 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29688446

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