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Great Rock

Great Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Great Rock rises to 71 m in Massachusetts. Diamond Hill stands 144 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Woods, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49033380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
71 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.85843, -71.28700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rehoboth Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Slater Park: 3.1 mi
  • Bridgham Farm Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Poncin Hewitt Fields: 3.4 mi
  • George Patrick Duffy Athletic Complex: 3.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • The Hummingbird Palace: 5.4 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 5.9 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.0 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.0 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Jacobs Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Fowlers Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Terrydiddle: 3.2 mi
  • Annawan Rock: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Carpenter Woods: 0.7 mi
  • Town Forest: 0.8 mi
  • Carpenter Bird Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
  • Read Woods: 1.4 mi
  • Fox Lea: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Hunt House Root Cellar: 3.7 mi
  • Hunts Mill Pump House: 3.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.0 mi
  • Deborah's Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Slater Mill: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 40
Gardens: 25
Cliffs: 19
  • Summit Wall: 8.0 mi
  • Tomato Boulder: 8.0 mi
  • Jade Boulder: 8.0 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 8.0 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • 16-34: 9.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.4 mi
  • Little Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Big Beach: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Great Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond HillNNW144 m11.7 mi
Copper Mine HillNW137 m11.9 mi
Tracy HillW131 m12.1 mi
Jenckes HillWNW129 m9.4 mi
Hunting HillNW126 m9.4 mi
Snake DenW120 m12.3 mi
Sunrise HillN119 m9.9 mi
Whipple HillW116 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1119:4220:24
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:1015:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273036475867737164524233
Precip in4.23.65.14.43.34.53.23.64.24.84.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NWS Boston/norton, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358275333

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