Belcher Park
Belcher Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is John P. Sullivan Softball/Baseball Complex, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 30.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John P. Sullivan Softball/Baseball Complex: 0.3 mi
- South Park: 0.3 mi
- Historic Track and Grinding Stone: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Crawford Square: 0.5 mi
- Puddin Hill: 0.8 mi
- Neary Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hawk Hill: 3.1 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 5.1 mi
- Weymouth Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Shea Naval Aviation Museum: 5.4 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 6.1 mi
- Holbrook Fire Department Monument: 2.0 mi
- Holbrook Square Civil War Monument: 2.0 mi
- Jewish War Veterans USA: 2.0 mi
- Pfc. Paul J. Surette: 2.0 mi
- Nike Missile Launch Site BO-55: 2.5 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 2.9 mi
- Smith Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 6.2 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 6.8 mi
- Back Beach: 6.9 mi
- Pastoral Center: 2.9 mi
- Path Continues: 4.6 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 5.1 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 5.2 mi
- House Rock: 5.8 mi
- Welcome to Camp Christina: 3.4 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.4 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 4.5 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 4.7 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 4.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 4.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 4.4 mi
- Shrub Garden: 4.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.5 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 4.7 mi
- The Shield: 4.2 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 4.5 mi
- S Wall: 5.1 mi
- R Wall: 5.1 mi
- Q Wall: 5.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 4.8 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 9.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 9.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Boathouse: 13.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.4 mi
- Boston Light: 13.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 2.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.6 mi
- Haywardville: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Belcher Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | NW 308° | 193 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | NNW 345° | 156 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NW 321° | 155 m | 4.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | NNW 332° | 151 m | 3.5 mi |
| Fenno Peak | NNW 346° | 151 m | 3.6 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | N 349° | 145 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | NW 318° | 140 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tucker Hill | NW 323° | 133 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 5 mi away.
- garlic mustard157 obs
- Northern Cardinal150 obs
- Wild Turkey126 obs
- American Robin116 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel113 obs
- sensitive fern113 obs
- Canada Goose112 obs
- Blue Jay101 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29831076
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