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Great Dome

Great Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Great Dome rises to 64 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Dome, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
64 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.23760, -71.05144

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Dome: 0.3 mi
  • Fox Hill: 0.5 mi
  • The Crags: 0.6 mi
  • Wampatuck Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Quarry Hills Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Cunningham Park: 0.9 mi
  • Saint Moritz Park: 1.0 mi
  • Flaherty Park: 1.3 mi
  • O"Rourke Playground: 1.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Constitution Common: 2.5 mi
  • John Adams: 2.6 mi
  • John Hancock: 2.6 mi
  • Abigail Adams: 2.6 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Flower Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Braintree Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Spencer Street Community Garden: 4.1 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 47
Picnic sites: 39
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Great Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillWSW 241°193 m3.7 mi
Chickatawbut HillSSW 206°156 m1.2 mi
Hancock HillWSW 239°155 m2.6 mi
Fenno PeakSSW 201°151 m1.2 mi
Buck HillSW 217°151 m2.0 mi
Nahanton HillSSW 196°145 m1.0 mi
Hemenway HillWSW 241°140 m2.8 mi
Kitchamakin HillSSW 197°133 m1.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:56
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867737164534233
Precip in4.54.05.54.83.84.63.53.94.15.54.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612928 — Great Dome, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358273120

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