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Tibbetts/Atherton

Tibbetts/Atherton from directly overhead

Tibbetts/Atherton is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 6.7 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 18 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.21683, -70.76973

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Hoop Pole Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Booth Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Mann Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Pheasant Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Doctors Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Egypt Park: 0.5 mi
  • Central Field: 1.3 mi
  • Kapland Land/Teak Sherman Park: 1.4 mi
  • Cudworth Field: 1.5 mi
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 2.8 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 5.3 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 7.5 mi
  • Herring Run: 8.1 mi
  • House Rock: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 12.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 17.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Tibbetts/Atherton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 162°77 m6.7 mi
Prospect HillWSW 250°72 m4.8 mi
Judges HillWSW 237°71 m3.2 mi
Mount BlueSW 235°66 m3.6 mi
Black Pond HillSW 217°64 m3.1 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 152°61 m8.0 mi
Otis HillSW 227°58 m3.9 mi
Paradise HillSSW 211°58 m4.4 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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/669626608

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