Peak · Massachusetts
Peirce Hill
Peirce Hill rises to 91 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060564, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 91 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31940, -71.29496
- 7.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 30.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Peirce Hill: 0.0 mi
- Carisbrooke Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Ledges: 0.6 mi
- Boulder Brook Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Burt Field: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Rockridge Pond: 0.6 mi
- Kelly Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Memorial Field: 1.0 mi
- Brown Park: 1.0 mi
- Sprague Field: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Ledge: 0.6 mi
- Maugus Hill: 1.5 mi
- Doublet Hill: 2.3 mi
- Train Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Elephant Rock: 0.7 mi
- Fairy Rock: 0.9 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 1.7 mi
- Martini Junction: 4.1 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 1.1 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 3.4 mi
- Richard Saivetz '69: 3.7 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 1.9 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 2.1 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 3.3 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.3 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 4.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 6.4 mi
- Powissett Beach: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 2.2 mi
- Babson Globe: 2.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 3.2 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 3.6 mi
- Light Of Reason: 3.6 mi
Gardens
- Wildflower Patch: 2.4 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 2.5 mi
- Bob's Island: 3.0 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 3.0 mi
- Teaching Herb Garden: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Site 9: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Lunch Wall: 5.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.1 mi
- The Alcove: 6.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 6.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.7 mi
- Rainshed: 20.7 mi
- Boston Light: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 11.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 12.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Peirce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | S 177° | 137 m | 6.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 24° | 135 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Prospect | NNE 24° | 133 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 186° | 125 m | 4.8 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WNW 302° | 122 m | 3.4 mi |
| Brush Hill | SW 224° | 121 m | 6.5 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSE 161° | 114 m | 6.2 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SSE 162° | 112 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611980 — Peirce Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358272545
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