High Rock
High Rock rises to 71 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Martini Junction, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4939399.
Wikidata Q49036407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Needham History Center & Museum: 1.0 mi
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 3.6 mi
- Fairbanks House: 4.4 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 5.6 mi
- Longyear Museum: 5.8 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 1.4 mi
- Babson Globe: 2.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 3.9 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 6.0 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Needham Town Hall Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Vesta Park: 0.9 mi
- Town Hall Common: 0.9 mi
- Noyes Park: 1.0 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 1.4 mi
- North Hill: 1.5 mi
- Ridge Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bird's Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cat Rock: 2.2 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 1.8 mi
- Trial Garden: 3.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.0 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 3.0 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 3.0 mi
- North Beach: 2.4 mi
- Powissett Beach: 2.4 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 2.4 mi
- South Beach: 2.6 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 4.1 mi
- Farley Pond Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Rosemary Glen: 0.7 mi
- Cabot Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Martini Junction: 0.2 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 1.3 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.7 mi
- Fairy Rock: 4.4 mi
- Elephant Rock: 4.5 mi
- The Alcove: 5.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.3 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 8.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 10.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Boathouse: 18.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.6 mi
- Boston Light: 18.6 mi
- Rainshed: 18.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 25.0 mi
- Haywardville: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | SW 215° | 137 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSW 202° | 134 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pegan Hill | WSW 247° | 125 m | 3.2 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | S 191° | 114 m | 2.4 mi |
| Powissett Peak | S 189° | 112 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mine Hill | SSW 206° | 111 m | 4.6 mi |
| Noanet Peak | SSW 203° | 110 m | 2.6 mi |
| Doublet Hill | NNW 345° | 108 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272768
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