High Rock
High Rock rises to 104 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 104 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 29.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 12 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairbanks House: 3.4 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.8 mi
- Morse House: 4.2 mi
- Peak House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 4.5 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.9 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 4.8 mi
- Babson Globe: 5.0 mi
- Caterpillar: 6.6 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 7.7 mi
- Deerfield School Park: 0.6 mi
- Westwood Veterans' Park: 0.9 mi
- Buckmaster Pond Park: 1.5 mi
- Buckmaster Pond: 1.5 mi
- Pheasant Hill Park: 1.6 mi
- Protectors of the American Way: 2.9 mi
- The Castle: 3.1 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 3.6 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 3.9 mi
- South Beach: 0.4 mi
- North Beach: 0.5 mi
- Powissett Beach: 0.8 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 0.9 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 5.7 mi
- Cat Rock: 0.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.8 mi
- Fox Hill: 0.8 mi
- Twin Pine Hill: 1.0 mi
- Nimrod's Rock: 1.0 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 2.1 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.6 mi
- Trial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Shade Garden: 4.9 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 4.9 mi
- Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Hale Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Deviney: 0.6 mi
- Crouse Sisters: 0.8 mi
- Blue Hill Girl Scout Land: 0.9 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.6 mi
- Martini Junction: 3.0 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 6.0 mi
- Path Continues: 6.2 mi
- Fairy Rock: 7.0 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 6.7 mi
- The Alcove: 7.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Lower Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 10.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Boathouse: 18.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.7 mi
- Boston Light: 18.7 mi
- Rainshed: 18.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.9 mi
- Haywardville: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of High Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | ESE 102° | 193 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | E 97° | 140 m | 6.8 mi |
| Snow Hill | W 263° | 137 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 245° | 134 m | 2.5 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | E 99° | 132 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pegan Hill | WNW 291° | 125 m | 4.0 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | WNW 288° | 114 m | 1.3 mi |
| Powissett Peak | W 269° | 112 m | 1.2 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272839
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