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Sharon Historic District

Sharon Historic District from directly overhead

Sharon Historic District is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 91 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharon Historical Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
91 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.12399, -71.17894

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
  • Deborah Sampson: 0.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 0.9 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 2.9 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.9 mi
  • Tom Brady: 4.9 mi
Parks
  • 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Beech Tree Park: 0.9 mi
  • Deborah Sampson Park: 1.0 mi
  • Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Cistern: 1.8 mi
  • Old Chimney: 2.2 mi
  • Ruined Vehicle: 2.4 mi
  • Ruined Vehicle: 2.4 mi
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • 2: 7.6 mi
  • 1: 7.6 mi
Beaches
  • Turner Pond Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Fishermans Beach: 6.2 mi
  • South Beach: 8.1 mi
  • North Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 8.3 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 52
  • King Philip Rock: 3.2 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 3.5 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 7.7 mi
  • The Shield: 10.3 mi
  • S Wall: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 4.4 mi
  • 35: 11.0 mi
  • 36: 11.0 mi
  • 16-34: 11.0 mi
  • 15: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Sharon Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE 29°193 m6.9 mi
Moose HillW 270°163 m1.8 mi
Chickatawbut HillNE 41°156 m9.1 mi
Hancock HillNNE 33°155 m7.8 mi
Buck HillNE 40°151 m8.2 mi
Fenno PeakNE 42°151 m9.1 mi
Hemenway HillNNE 32°140 m7.6 mi
Bluff HillWSW 249°138 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737264534334
Precip in3.93.44.84.43.64.23.64.03.75.04.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin321 obs
  • House Finch312 obs
  • Wild Turkey292 obs
  • House Sparrow191 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage141 obs
  • Chipping Sparrow136 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel131 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee131 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358279441

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