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Black Rock

Black Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Black Rock rises to 75 m in Massachusetts. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west-northwest, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49013970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
75 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.44260, -71.07672

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Patchell Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pine Banks Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pine Banks Park: 0.7 mi
  • Coytemore Lea Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 0.4 mi
  • Stone Chimney: 1.0 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Hikmat home: 2.6 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Firefighter Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Nicholas L. Delano Memorial Fountain: 1.1 mi
  • The First Church in Malden: 1.1 mi
  • Virginia Wood: 1.2 mi
  • FIrst National Bank of Malden: 1.2 mi
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 0.9 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Alex's Place: 3.3 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Rock spiral: 1.7 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 2.8 mi
  • Mystic Musical Fence: 2.9 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 3.3 mi
  • LEGO Giraffe: 3.3 mi
Museums
Beaches
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.5 mi
  • Oak Lea: 9.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Rail Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 5.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.3 miles of Black Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillWNW 291°92 m0.5 mi
Bear HillNW 316°91 m2.2 mi
Castle RockNNE 27°87.2 m3.6 mi
Winthrop HillNW 308°84 m1.9 mi
Boojum RockWSW 240°83 m0.4 mi
Crow HillNNE 29°82.9 m3.7 mi
Taylor MountainNW 309°81 m1.9 mi
Blueberry MountainNW 305°80 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612709 — Black Rock, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358273005

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