Park · Massachusetts
Raccoon Island
Raccoon Island is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgewater Drive Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.26301, -70.94769
- 8.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Edgewater Drive Beach: 0.4 mi
- Rhoda Beach: 0.7 mi
- George Lane Beach: 0.8 mi
- Wessagusset Beach: 0.9 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Grenham Street Playground: 0.4 mi
- LaBrecque Field: 0.6 mi
- Brill Field: 0.7 mi
- McKinnon Playground: 0.7 mi
- Nancy McArdle Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Stodders Neck: 1.3 mi
- Lincoln Street Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Weymouth Back River Access: 1.6 mi
- Weymouth Back River Access: 1.7 mi
- Pratts Meadow: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- USS Salem: 1.9 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 2.5 mi
- United First Parish Church: 2.9 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 3.3 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 3.3 mi
Museums
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 1.9 mi
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Bare Cove Fire Museum: 2.6 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 3.1 mi
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Squirrel Hill: 2.2 mi
- Baker Hill: 2.5 mi
- King Oak Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wyman Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bradley Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Andrews: 2.7 mi
- Military Monument: 2.9 mi
- Weymouth War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Soldier and Sailor Sons of Weymouth Memorial: 2.9 mi
- The Gazing Ball: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- John Hancock: 3.0 mi
- Abigail Adams: 3.0 mi
- John Adams: 3.0 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.2 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 4.8 mi
Gardens
- Braintree Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 6.1 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 6.2 mi
- Olden's Horticulturale Community Garden Set: 6.2 mi
- Olden's Garden: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Rose Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Houghs Neck Great Hill: 0.8 mi
- Nut Island: 1.2 mi
- Middle Head: 2.5 mi
- East Head: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Babcock Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 6.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 5.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 5.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 5.3 mi
- Boston Light: 5.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 9.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 5.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 7.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Raccoon Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | WSW 244° | 156 m | 6.5 mi |
| Fenno Peak | WSW 244° | 151 m | 6.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 243° | 151 m | 7.3 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | WSW 244° | 145 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | WSW 244° | 133 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WSW 240° | 120 m | 6.9 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | WSW 245° | 103 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | WSW 247° | 95 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 3 mi away.
- staghorn sumac76 obs
- Common Eider48 obs
- common milkweed44 obs
- White-tailed Deer43 obs
- European Green Crab43 obs
- Wild Turkey41 obs
- Japanese Littleneck38 obs
- Brown-lipped Snail36 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/29693811
Day trips start here
- Hingham · 3 mi
- Hull · 3 mi
- Quincy · 3 mi
- Weymouth · 3 mi
- Boston Harbor Islands · 4 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 6 mi
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