- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Chickatawbut Hill156 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway6.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2904, -70.9710
Hangman Island is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 0 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Nut Island, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Hangman Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | SW 225° | 156 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SW 224° | 151 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buck Hill | SW 226° | 151 m | 7.5 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SW 224° | 145 m | 6.3 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SW 224° | 133 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hawk Hill | SW 222° | 120 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | SW 222° | 103 m | 5.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | SW 225° | 95 m | 5.8 mi |
- 6.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 12.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 25.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Moon Island: 1.5 mi
- McKinnon Playground: 1.5 mi
- Brill Field: 1.6 mi
- Rainsford Island: 1.7 mi
- Peddocks Island: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Moon Island Sewage Facility: 1.5 mi
- Moon Island Flume Pilings: 1.7 mi
- Fort Andrews: 2.2 mi
- Myles Standish cairn: 2.3 mi
- Battery Stevens: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Shea Beach: 1.8 mi
- Heron Beach: 1.8 mi
- Edgewater Drive Beach: 1.8 mi
- Orchard Beach: 1.8 mi
- Post Island Beach: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 2.2 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.4 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 2.8 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 3.0 mi
- Stodders Neck: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Josiah Quincy House: 2.6 mi
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 2.7 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 2.9 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 3.1 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- The Lone Sailor: 3.0 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.1 mi
- John Adams: 3.2 mi
- Abigail Adams: 3.2 mi
- John Hancock: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- United First Parish Church: 3.2 mi
- USS Salem: 3.3 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 3.9 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 3.9 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Wollaston: 3.3 mi
- Presidents Hill: 3.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.5 mi
- Forbes Hill: 3.7 mi
- Penns Hill: 4.0 mi
Gardens
- Columbia Point Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Fanny Lou Hamer Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Monadnock Street Garden: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Nut Island: 1.2 mi
- Moon Head: 1.4 mi
- West Head: 1.4 mi
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 1.5 mi
- Middle Head: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 6.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 6.2 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 4.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 4.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 4.9 mi
- Boston Light: 4.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 7.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 15.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 7.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 5 mi away.
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