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Emersons Cliff

Emersons Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Emersons Cliff rises to 51 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Patten Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27037, -71.33978

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Coolidge Field: 0.7 mi
  • Natick Common: 1.0 mi
  • Glen Street Park: 1.2 mi
  • Shaw Park: 1.2 mi
  • Charles River Dam: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Memorial Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 5.4 mi
Gardens
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Teaching Herb Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 1.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 2.4 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 3.9 mi
  • Martini Junction: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 42
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 7.6 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 9.2 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 9.2 mi
  • The Alcove: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Emersons Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillSE 140°137 m4.1 mi
Cedar HillSE 140°134 m5.0 mi
Bald HillSW 234°132 m6.5 mi
Pegan HillSE 126°125 m2.3 mi
Reeves HillN 354°122 m5.2 mi
Brush HillWSW 241°121 m2.6 mi
Strawberry HillESE 119°114 m5.0 mi
Long HillWSW 244°113 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272420

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