Peak · Massachusetts
Fisher Hill
Fisher Hill rises to 81 m in Massachusetts. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Hill Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 81 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32982, -71.13978
- 2.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fisher Hill Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Fisher Hill Reservoir Park: 0.2 mi
- Brookline Reservoir Park: 0.3 mi
- Little Field Park: 0.3 mi
- Dudley Triangle: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Friedman Park: 0.4 mi
- Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk: 0.8 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 0.9 mi
- Cottage Street Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Aspinwall Hill: 0.5 mi
- Single Tree Hill: 0.8 mi
- Corey Hill: 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Walley: 1.5 mi
Museums
- International Paper Museum: 0.7 mi
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 0.8 mi
- Longyear Museum: 1.2 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.4 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.0 mi
- Parkman Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Private First Class Dennis Conry Memorial Square: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Four Seasons Mural: 1.3 mi
- The Greening of Griggs: 1.3 mi
- Hamony Unity: 1.4 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 1.4 mi
- Gateway to the Gardens: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- School Garden: 1.3 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.5 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 2.0 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 2.1 mi
- 34: 2.4 mi
- 26: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.0 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 6.7 mi
- Orchard Beach: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lower Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.8 mi
- The Alcove: 1.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 3.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 7.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 3.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.7 mi
- Rainshed: 12.8 mi
- Boston Light: 12.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Fisher Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 234° | 100 m | 0.8 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 291° | 98 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 183° | 94 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SW 230° | 92 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Walley | S 176° | 91 m | 1.5 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NNW 332° | 91 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 228° | 90 m | 2.6 mi |
| Green Hill | S 169° | 89 m | 1.9 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 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612313 — Fisher Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358272760
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- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
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