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Whitcomb Pines Conservation Restriction

Whitcomb Pines Conservation Restriction from directly overhead

Whitcomb Pines Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Booth Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.

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Coordinates42.20446, -70.78388

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Booth Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Pheasant Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Pincin Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Doctors Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Hoop Pole Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kapland Land/Teak Sherman Park: 0.9 mi
  • Egypt Park: 1.2 mi
  • Central Field: 1.5 mi
  • Itchy's Square: 1.6 mi
  • Cudworth Field: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 2.9 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 4.2 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 7.0 mi
  • Herring Run: 7.4 mi
  • House Rock: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 8.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 12.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 17.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Whitcomb Pines Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 153°77 m6.2 mi
Prospect HillWSW 258°72 m3.8 mi
Judges HillWSW 245°71 m2.1 mi
Mount BlueWSW 242°66 m2.5 mi
Black Pond HillSW 215°64 m2.0 mi
Telegraph HillSE 144°61 m7.6 mi
Otis HillSW 229°58 m2.7 mi
Paradise HillSSW 208°58 m3.3 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/669905499

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