Penns Hill
Penns Hill rises to 61 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the west-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Abagail Adams Cairn, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 61 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Abagail Adams Cairn: 0.2 mi
- The Gazing Ball: 1.2 mi
- Military Monument: 1.6 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Faxon Park: 0.2 mi
- Bradford Street Playground: 0.4 mi
- Lt. Leon F. Harris Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Abigail Adams Park: 0.7 mi
- Paul Vincent Grasso Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 0.5 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 0.5 mi
- United First Parish Church: 1.1 mi
- USS Salem: 1.3 mi
- Pastoral Center: 2.8 mi
- Eaton's Pond Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Town Brook Flood Control: 1.6 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.7 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.8 mi
- Furnace Brook Parkway: 1.9 mi
- John Hancock: 1.1 mi
- Abigail Adams: 1.2 mi
- John Adams: 1.2 mi
- Constitution Common: 1.5 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 4.7 mi
- Presidents Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wyman Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.7 mi
- Whites Hill: 1.8 mi
- Babel Rock: 1.9 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 1.3 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 1.4 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 1.7 mi
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 2.6 mi
- Josiah Quincy House: 2.7 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 4.8 mi
- Olden's Horticulturale Community Garden Set: 4.8 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Smith Beach: 1.7 mi
- Back Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 1.8 mi
- Norton Road Beach: 2.0 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 2.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 2.6 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 6.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 6.8 mi
- Boathouse: 8.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.3 mi
- Boston Light: 8.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 4.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.9 mi
- Haywardville: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Penns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | WSW 255° | 193 m | 6.3 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | WSW 255° | 156 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WSW 257° | 155 m | 5.3 mi |
| Fenno Peak | WSW 254° | 151 m | 3.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 250° | 151 m | 4.3 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | WSW 256° | 145 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | WSW 257° | 140 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | WSW 255° | 133 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358273368
Day trips start here
- Quincy · 1 mi
- Weymouth · 3 mi
- Milton · 4 mi
- Hingham · 5 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 6 mi
- Boston Harbor Islands · 6 mi
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