Peak · Massachusetts
Oak Hill
Oak Hill rises to 111 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the southeast, 0.2 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4946088.
Wikidata Q49057918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 111 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.22649, -71.29200
- 5.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 28.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 2.4 mi
- Peak House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 2.9 mi
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Zullo Gallery: 2.8 mi
- Babson Globe: 5.1 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 5.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 7.5 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 3.3 mi
- Ordway Brothers Square: 5.0 mi
- LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 5.0 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 5.1 mi
Parks
- McCarthy Park: 2.5 mi
- Pheasant Hill Park: 2.6 mi
- Meeting House Pond: 2.8 mi
- Walker-Gordon Field: 2.9 mi
- Baxter Park: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 57
- Trial Garden: 3.4 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 3.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.4 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 3.4 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Snow Hill: 0.2 mi
- Miller Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Noanet Peak: 1.5 mi
Beaches
- Shapiro Beach: 2.3 mi
- Powissett Beach: 2.4 mi
- South Beach: 2.7 mi
- North Beach: 2.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Snow Hill Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Wylde Woods: 0.3 mi
- Olsen Property: 0.6 mi
- Trout Brook: 0.7 mi
- Apog Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
Cliffs: 51
- The Alcove: 9.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 9.1 mi
- Lower Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 46
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.5 mi
- Martini Junction: 3.7 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 4.9 mi
- Fairy Rock: 6.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Site 9: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 14.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.5 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 21.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.7 mi
- Boston Light: 21.7 mi
- Rainshed: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 11.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 14.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Oak Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | SE 130° | 137 m | 0.2 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SE 135° | 134 m | 1.1 mi |
| Pegan Hill | NNW 340° | 125 m | 1.8 mi |
| Brush Hill | WNW 291° | 121 m | 5.0 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | ENE 72° | 114 m | 2.0 mi |
| Powissett Peak | E 84° | 112 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mine Hill | SSE 165° | 111 m | 1.2 mi |
| Noanet Peak | ENE 66° | 110 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611976 — Oak Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358272541
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