Peak · Massachusetts
Nonantum Hill
Nonantum Hill rises to 58 m in Massachusetts. Strawberry Hill stands 114 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49057172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 58 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.30121, -71.19450
- 3.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Oak Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bald Pate Hill: 0.9 mi
- Winchester Hill: 0.9 mi
- Institution Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bird's Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Nahanton Park: 0.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.1 mi
- Kennard Park: 1.1 mi
- Newton Highlands Playground: 1.4 mi
- Saco-Lowell Shops Housing Historic District: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Helen Heyn Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Goddard-Christina Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Upper Charles River Reservation: 0.9 mi
- Kennard Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 1.7 mi
- North Beach: 5.0 mi
- South Beach: 5.3 mi
- Powissett Beach: 5.3 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.0 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.5 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 2.5 mi
- Martini Junction: 3.5 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 2.5 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 2.7 mi
- Babson Globe: 3.6 mi
- Hamony Unity: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 2.3 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Longyear Museum: 2.3 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 2.3 mi
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 2.9 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 3.1 mi
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Yvonne’s Garden: 2.6 mi
- Bob's Island: 2.8 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 3.6 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 3.6 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 43
- The Alcove: 1.8 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Lower Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 2.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Oak Lea: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 7.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.6 mi
- Boston Light: 15.7 mi
- Rainshed: 15.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 9.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 11.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Nonantum Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Hill | SW 214° | 114 m | 5.5 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SSW 212° | 112 m | 5.8 mi |
| Noanet Peak | SW 219° | 110 m | 5.8 mi |
| Doublet Hill | NW 309° | 108 m | 5.2 mi |
| Nimrod's Rock | SSW 208° | 105 m | 6.0 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 201° | 104 m | 5.3 mi |
| Maugus Hill | W 279° | 101 m | 3.9 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | NE 55° | 100 m | 2.6 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 606462 — Nonantum Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358268826
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- Needham · 2 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Newton · 3 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 4 mi
- Brookline · 4 mi
- Dedham · 4 mi
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