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Weymouth Back River Access

Weymouth Back River Access from directly overhead

Weymouth Back River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Street Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1989
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.24400, -70.92758

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Abigail Adams State Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kibby Property: 0.5 mi
  • Weymouth Vietnam Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Julia Road Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Boston Harbor Islands State Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Museums
Peaks
  • Squirrel Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Baker Hill: 1.0 mi
  • King Oak Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Bradley Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Otis Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Weymouth War Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Soldier and Sailor Sons of Weymouth Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • More-Brewer Stone: 2.0 mi
  • Military Monument: 2.5 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 21
  • Babcock Arboretum: 4.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 9.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 11.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 11.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Weymouth Back River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillWSW 258°156 m7.0 mi
Fenno PeakWSW 257°151 m6.9 mi
Nahanton HillWSW 258°145 m6.7 mi
Kitchamakin HillWSW 258°133 m6.8 mi
Wampatuck HillW 261°103 m6.0 mi
Fox HillW 262°95 m6.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 262°90 m5.7 mi
Turkey HillSSW 209°75 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:24
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/121442712

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