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Parker Hill

Parker Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
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Parker Hill rises to 62 m in Massachusetts. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Hilltop, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059920, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
62 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32901, -71.10479

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • McLaughlin Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jefferson Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Arcola Green: 0.4 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Baker's Dream: 0.4 mi
  • Unity: 0.5 mi
  • Mozart Park Mural: 0.5 mi
  • Pimentel Market Mural: 0.5 mi
  • Reach: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 1.0 mi
  • Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.1 mi
  • 9: 1.3 mi
  • 4: 1.3 mi
  • 1: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Cliffs: 49
  • Lower Cliff: 3.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 3.5 mi
  • The Alcove: 3.6 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 3.7 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 1.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 1.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 2.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 2.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Parker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillW 261°100 m2.5 mi
Waban HillWNW 282°98 m3.6 mi
Bellevue HillSSW 209°94 m4.1 mi
Mount WalleySW 230°91 m2.2 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 246°90 m4.1 mi
Green HillSW 218°89 m2.3 mi
Chestnut HillW 272°86 m2.9 mi
Oak HillWSW 247°84 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273141

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