Peak · Massachusetts
Meeting House Hill
Meeting House Hill rises to 30 m in Massachusetts. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 30 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.30790, -71.06108
- 1.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Allen Park: 0.1 mi
- Coppens Square: 0.2 mi
- Deer Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Ronan Park: 0.3 mi
- Downer Avenue Playground: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Savin Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 0.9 mi
- Popes Hill: 1.2 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 1.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.9 mi
Museums
- James Blake House: 0.8 mi
- Shirley-Eustis House: 1.2 mi
- Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate: 1.4 mi
- Commonwealth Museum: 1.4 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Edward Everett Statue: 0.8 mi
- Clapp Favorite Pear: 0.9 mi
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 1.0 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 1.8 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 57
- Monadnock Street Garden: 0.7 mi
- Nonquit Street Garden: 0.8 mi
- Audrey Jacobs Memorial Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bullard Community garden: 0.8 mi
- Magnolia & Woodford Streets Garden: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 1.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 2.6 mi
- Orchard Beach: 2.9 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Civil War Monument: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Tadeausz Kosciuszko Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 1.7 mi
- Boston Police Superior Officers Federation Memorial: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 0.3 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 1.6 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.0 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.7 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 51
- Wildebeest: 1.4 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 1.4 mi
- African Lion: 1.4 mi
- Goat: 1.4 mi
- Masai Giraffe: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 3.6 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 8.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.8 mi
- Boston Light: 8.8 mi
- Rainshed: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 3.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 6.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Meeting House Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickatawbut Hill | S 180° | 156 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fenno Peak | S 179° | 151 m | 5.9 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | S 178° | 145 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | S 178° | 133 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wampatuck Hill | S 171° | 103 m | 5.5 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | WNW 283° | 100 m | 4.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | S 174° | 95 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | WSW 243° | 94 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipedia- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 617335 — Meeting House Hill, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358275338
Day trips start here
- Boston/Dorchester · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 3 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 3 mi
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