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Bluff Hill

Bluff Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bluff Hill rises to 138 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Chimney, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49014563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
138 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.11315, -71.21616

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Old Chimney: 0.2 mi
  • Cistern: 0.3 mi
  • Ruined Vehicle: 0.5 mi
  • Historic and Cultural Resources: 2.8 mi
  • Collapsed house: 2.8 mi
Artworks
  • Japanese Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 2.1 mi
  • Tom Brady: 2.9 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 4.9 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 5.9 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Turner Pond Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Fishermans Beach: 8.2 mi
  • South Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 8.5 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Parks
  • Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
  • Deborah Sampson Park: 1.6 mi
  • 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Gavin's Pond Soccer Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Sharon Historic District: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 46
  • King Philip Rock: 3.0 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 3.2 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 9.4 mi
  • The Shield: 12.2 mi
  • S Wall: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 42
  • King Philip Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.7 mi
  • Old Shed: 9.9 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Oak Grove: 4.4 mi
  • 16-34: 9.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 14.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Bluff Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNE193 m8.6 mi
Moose HillN163 m0.8 mi
Hancock HillNE155 m9.5 mi
Hemenway HillNE140 m9.4 mi
Snow HillNNW137 m8.5 mi
Cedar HillNNW134 m7.7 mi
Tucker HillNE133 m9.6 mi
Wolcott HillNE132 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4320:25
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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272816

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