Rainsford Island
Rainsford Island is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Nahanton Hill stands 145 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Island, a park 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Island: 0.9 mi
- Gallops Island: 1.3 mi
- Georges Island: 1.4 mi
- Peddocks Island: 1.5 mi
- Hangman Island: 1.7 mi
- Battery Stevens: 1.0 mi
- Battery Smyth: 1.2 mi
- Battery Ward: 1.3 mi
- Battery Hitchcock: 1.3 mi
- Fort Strong: 1.3 mi
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 1.7 mi
- Hull Lifesaving Museum: 2.8 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 4.1 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 4.1 mi
- Josiah Quincy House: 4.1 mi
- Hull Village Beach: 2.1 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.8 mi
- Edgewater Drive Beach: 3.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 3.1 mi
- Shea Beach: 3.5 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.5 mi
- Allerton Hill: 3.5 mi
- Cottage Hill: 4.0 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 4.1 mi
- Savin Hill: 4.9 mi
- Quincy Shore Reservation: 3.9 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 4.1 mi
- Bouve Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Stodders Neck: 4.4 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 4.5 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 3.9 mi
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 4.6 mi
- Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 4.7 mi
- Constitution Common: 4.8 mi
- John Adams: 4.9 mi
- Columbia Point Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Albert 'Junior' Lombardi Garden: 5.5 mi
- Joseph Ciampa Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Eastie Farm: 5.8 mi
- Mary Ellen Welch Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
- United First Parish Church: 4.9 mi
- USS Salem: 4.9 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.5 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 5.6 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 5.6 mi
- West Head: 1.1 mi
- Long Island Head: 1.3 mi
- East Head: 1.5 mi
- Middle Head: 1.6 mi
- Moon Head: 1.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 6.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Boathouse: 3.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 3.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 3.4 mi
- Boston Light: 3.4 mi
- Rainshed: 3.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.6 mi
- Haywardville: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Rainsford Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahanton Hill | SW 221° | 145 m | 8.0 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SW 221° | 133 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | SW 219° | 103 m | 7.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | SW 222° | 95 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SW 218° | 90 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSW 213° | 74 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Crags | SW 220° | 71 m | 7.0 mi |
| Great Dome | SW 224° | 64 m | 7.1 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
- Common Eider85 obs
- European Flat Oyster72 obs
- staghorn sumac61 obs
- Asian Shore Crab59 obs
- Common Periwinkle58 obs
- Great Black-backed Gull53 obs
- rugosa rose50 obs
- Jonah Crab48 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/29689420
Day trips start here
- Boston Harbor Islands · 1 mi
- Hull · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 5 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 5 mi
- Quincy · 5 mi
- Winthrop · 5 mi
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