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Breakneck Hill

Breakneck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Breakneck Hill rises to 64 m in Massachusetts. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Profile Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
64 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78760, -71.05782

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Profile Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Jacobs Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Whippoorwill Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Hospital Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Bryant Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Freetown Common: 0.7 mi
  • Hathaway Park: 0.9 mi
  • KRR Complex: 1.7 mi
  • Central Park: 2.7 mi
  • Freetown Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks
  • Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 6.9 mi
  • Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 10.8 mi
  • John Muir Ecological Pier: 10.8 mi
  • Pratt Memorial Statue: 10.8 mi
  • Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 10.9 mi
Museums
Attractions: 58
  • National Sailors Home Water Tower: 6.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Esker: 7.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 21
  • 6: 19.6 mi
  • 4: 19.6 mi
  • 8: 19.6 mi
  • 7: 19.6 mi
  • 11: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Breakneck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copicut HillS 181°109 m4.6 mi
Pocasset HillSW 217°95 m11.6 mi
Cook HillSW 218°85 m11.0 mi
Great Meadow HillNW 308°78 m10.4 mi
Townsend HillSW 220°77 m10.2 mi
Townsend HillSW 220°77 m10.2 mi
Great RockWNW 293°71 m12.8 mi
Tinkham HillNE 48°64 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:56
June solstice05:1019:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:0915:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138485867727163524334
Precip in3.73.05.24.33.23.93.13.64.34.54.34.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taunton Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273171

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