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Weir River Woods

Weir River Woods from directly overhead

Weir River Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Pine Hill stands 74 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Weir River Woods Access, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Hull Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.26302, -70.86371

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Weir River Estuary Park: 0.2 mi
  • Worlds End Reservation: 0.5 mi
  • Lt. Joseph McLaughlin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Joe Menice Ballfield: 0.8 mi
  • Hull Shore Common: 0.9 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
  • Father Connolly: 0.4 mi
  • F. Arthur Edwards Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • More-Brewer Stone: 3.4 mi
  • Fort Revere: 3.5 mi
  • prs 2011 sun dial: 4.1 mi
Peaks
  • Hampton Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Planters Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Atlantic Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Center Hill: 1.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 3.1 mi
  • Herring Run: 4.7 mi
  • House Rock: 5.4 mi
  • USS Salem: 5.7 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 7.0 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • John Hancock: 7.2 mi
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Abigail Adams: 7.2 mi
  • John Adams: 7.2 mi
  • Constitution Common: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 21
  • Babcock Arboretum: 7.6 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 7.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 11.8 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 10.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 10.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Weir River Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillWSW 254°74 m8.7 mi
Prospect HillS 176°72 m4.8 mi
Judges HillSSE 156°71 m5.4 mi
Mount BlueSSE 160°66 m5.6 mi
Black Pond HillSSE 152°64 m6.4 mi
Penns HillWSW 254°61 m7.0 mi
Otis HillSSE 161°58 m6.2 mi
Paradise HillSSE 160°58 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:2916:15

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693754

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