Peak · Massachusetts
Folger Hill
Folger Hill rises to 33 m in Massachusetts. Shawkemo Hills stands 26 m to the west, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauls Hills, a peak 0.1 miles away. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 33 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.28061, -70.00914
111 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 38
- Beechwood Farm Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Milestone Cranberry Bog: 0.6 mi
- Stump Pond Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Norwood Farm Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Windswept Cranberry Bog: 1.1 mi
Beaches: 25
- Quidnet Beach: 2.3 mi
- Low Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.8 mi
- Siasconset Beach: 2.8 mi
- Madequecham Beach: 3.2 mi
Museums: 13
- Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum: 2.0 mi
- Museum of African American History: 4.6 mi
- Nantucket Whaling Museum: 4.7 mi
- Quaker Meeting House: 4.7 mi
- Peter Foulger Museum: 4.7 mi
Parks: 12
- Sankaty Head Historical Site: 2.3 mi
- Labyrinth Nantucket Land Bank: 3.7 mi
- Camp Richard: 4.3 mi
- Consue Springs: 4.4 mi
- Mill Hill Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 11
- Sauls Hills: 0.1 mi
- Macys Hill: 0.8 mi
- Shawkemo Hills: 1.9 mi
- Cains Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fudge Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Sankaty Head Light: 2.3 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Dwelling: 2.3 mi
- Soldier and Sailors Monument: 4.9 mi
- Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Sankaty Head: 2.3 mi
- Squam Head: 2.9 mi
- Nantucket Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Wasque Point: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- Hadwen House Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 5.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Brant Point Light: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Folger Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawkemo Hills | W 276° | 26 m | 1.9 mi |
| Sauls Hills | SE 143° | 23 m | 0.1 mi |
| Popsquatchet Hills | W 268° | 22 m | 5.3 mi |
| Washaqua Hill | WNW 284° | 22 m | 24.7 mi |
| Macys Hill | W 275° | 19 m | 0.8 mi |
| Fudge Hill | W 280° | 18 m | 2.5 mi |
| Swain Hill | W 273° | 16 m | 6.9 mi |
| Trots Hills | W 272° | 16 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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