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Crackrock

Crackrock, a peak in Massachusetts
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Crackrock rises to 107 m in Massachusetts. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Morseville, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
107 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08732, -71.25561

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
  • The Patriots Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
  • Sharon Historical Society: 4.8 mi
  • Morse House: 6.3 mi
  • Kingsbury Grist Mill: 6.5 mi
  • Medfield Historical Society Museum: 7.3 mi
Artworks
  • Tom Brady: 0.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 4.8 mi
  • Zullo Gallery: 7.3 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 7.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Foxborough Common: 1.6 mi
  • Gavin's Pond Soccer Complex: 2.2 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 2.8 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 3.0 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 5.1 mi
  • 2: 6.1 mi
  • 1: 6.1 mi
  • 13: 6.4 mi
Beaches
  • Turner Pond Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 8.9 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 43
  • King Philip Cave: 3.7 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 12.1 mi
  • The Wall: 13.7 mi
  • Condo Rock: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 5.0 mi
  • 35: 6.7 mi
  • 36: 6.7 mi
  • 16-34: 6.7 mi
  • 15: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 14.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Crackrock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNE 40°163 m3.3 mi
Bald HillWSW 255°145 m10.4 mi
Diamond HillSW 233°144 m10.1 mi
Bluff HillNE 49°138 m2.7 mi
Bucks HillWSW 244°137 m8.5 mi
Snow HillN 350°137 m9.6 mi
Cedar HillN 353°134 m8.9 mi
High RockSW 221°127 m2.4 mi

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 solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612055 — Crackrock, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272594

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