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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

Museums
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
Peaks
Gardens: 58
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
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
Historic sites: 52
Attractions: 51
  • 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
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: 23
  • 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
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 4.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.3 mi
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 HillSSE155 m6.2 mi
Hemenway HillSSE140 m6.1 mi
Wolcott HillSSE132 m6.2 mi
Single Tree HillNW100 m1.7 mi
Waban HillNW98 m3.3 mi
Bellevue HillSSW94 m1.9 mi
Bird's HillWSW92 m4.5 mi
Mount WalleyNNW91 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 50–80 °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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