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Fairhaven Hill

Fairhaven Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fairhaven Hill rises to 100 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalmia Woods Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.43676, -71.35450

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Thoreau Cabin site: 0.7 mi
  • Emerson's Cliff: 0.9 mi
  • Thoreau Bean Field: 0.9 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 1.2 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 1.4 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
Artworks
  • Archadian Gyro: 2.2 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 2.2 mi
  • Dream World: 2.2 mi
  • Decordova Ball: 2.2 mi
  • Lincoln: 2.2 mi
Beaches
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 2: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 6.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Cascades: 24.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Fairhaven Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillESE 123°135 m6.1 mi
Little ProspectSE 125°133 m6.2 mi
Reeves HillS 178°122 m6.3 mi
Goodman HillSSW 211°119 m5.0 mi
Nagog HillNW 317°111 m6.6 mi
Annursnac HillNW 324°110 m3.5 mi
Great HillWNW 293°109 m5.5 mi
Loring HillE 88°109 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272422

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