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Penns Hill

Penns Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.23566, -70.99533

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • 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
Peaks
Beaches
  • 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
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 39
  • 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
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillWSW 255°193 m6.3 mi
Chickatawbut HillWSW 255°156 m3.5 mi
Hancock HillWSW 257°155 m5.3 mi
Fenno PeakWSW 254°151 m3.4 mi
Buck HillWSW 250°151 m4.3 mi
Nahanton HillWSW 256°145 m3.2 mi
Hemenway HillWSW 257°140 m5.5 mi
Kitchamakin HillWSW 255°133 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273368

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