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Green Hill

Green Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Green Hill rises to 89 m in Massachusetts. Hancock Hill stands 155 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Springhouse, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49033438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
89 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30288, -71.13255

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Parks
  • Larz Anderson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fallon Field: 1.1 mi
  • Healy Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Parkman Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Savage Mini Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.2 mi
  • Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 1.7 mi
  • Andean Condor: 2.1 mi
  • Emu: 2.1 mi
  • Western Grey Kangaroo: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Drift by Mary Bonina: 1.4 mi
  • Taino Mural: 1.7 mi
  • Beauty Master Mural: 1.8 mi
  • Pimentel Market Mural: 1.9 mi
  • Reach: 2.0 mi
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Nickerson Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Wollaston Beach: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 47
  • The Alcove: 2.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 2.5 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 2.5 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 2.8 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Oak Lea: 2.2 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 2.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 2.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 4.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Green Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hancock HillSSE 162°155 m6.2 mi
Hemenway HillSSE 164°140 m6.1 mi
Wolcott HillSSE 168°132 m6.2 mi
Single Tree HillNW 324°100 m1.7 mi
Waban HillNW 320°98 m3.3 mi
Bellevue HillSSW 198°94 m1.9 mi
Bird's HillWSW 251°92 m4.5 mi
Mount WalleyNNW 326°91 m0.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272762

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