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Old Morse Park

Old Morse Park from directly overhead

Old Morse Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fulmore Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35789, -71.10803

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Citgo Sign: 0.8 mi
  • 34: 0.8 mi
  • 26: 0.8 mi
  • 45: 0.9 mi
  • 14: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Beaches
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Corinha Beach: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 50
  • Lower Cliff: 4.1 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.1 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.1 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.1 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 3.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 3.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Old Morse Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillSW 223°100 m3.3 mi
Waban HillWSW 249°98 m3.6 mi
Mount WalleySSW 204°91 m3.7 mi
Wellington HillNW 306°91 m5.2 mi
Bald Pate HillSW 224°90 m5.1 mi
Green HillSSW 198°89 m4.0 mi
Chestnut HillSW 236°86 m3.3 mi
Oak HillSW 227°84 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 4 mi away.

  • Canada Goose1,841 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail1,449 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel1,426 obs
  • House Sparrow1,366 obs
  • American Robin1,227 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,210 obs
  • Wild Turkey1,185 obs
  • Mallard888 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29830728

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