Cat Rock
Cat Rock rises to 82 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is North Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49018651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 82 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deerfield School Park: 1.1 mi
- Westwood Veterans' Park: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Buckmaster Pond Park: 2.2 mi
- Buckmaster Pond: 2.2 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.2 mi
- Fairbanks House: 3.3 mi
- Peak House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Morse House: 4.8 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 4.8 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Babson Globe: 4.4 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 5.1 mi
- Caterpillar: 6.0 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 7.4 mi
- The Castle: 2.8 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 3.1 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- North Beach: 0.3 mi
- South Beach: 0.6 mi
- Powissett Beach: 0.7 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 0.9 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 5.9 mi
- High Rock: 0.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.1 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.2 mi
- Nimrod's Rock: 1.3 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 2.7 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.0 mi
- Trial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 4.4 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 4.5 mi
- Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Hale Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Cashman Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Strawberry Hill Street Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Deviney: 1.3 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.1 mi
- Martini Junction: 2.4 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 5.5 mi
- Fairy Rock: 6.4 mi
- Path Continues: 6.4 mi
- The Alcove: 6.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.7 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 10.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 11.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Boathouse: 18.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.5 mi
- Boston Light: 18.6 mi
- Rainshed: 18.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.3 mi
- Haywardville: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Cat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | ESE 107° | 193 m | 6.4 mi |
| Snow Hill | WSW 250° | 137 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SW 233° | 134 m | 2.8 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | ESE 105° | 132 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pegan Hill | WNW 283° | 125 m | 3.7 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | WSW 258° | 114 m | 1.2 mi |
| Powissett Peak | WSW 240° | 112 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mine Hill | SW 233° | 111 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272823
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