Pierce Hill
Pierce Hill rises to 105 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Chimney, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 105 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 20.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 9 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Chimney: 0.3 mi
- Ruined Vehicle: 0.5 mi
- Cistern: 0.7 mi
- Morseville: 2.5 mi
- Historic and Cultural Resources: 2.5 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 2.4 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Morse House: 4.1 mi
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 5.8 mi
- Peak House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Tom Brady: 2.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 2.6 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 5.4 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 6.4 mi
- Bluff Hill: 0.5 mi
- Moose Hill: 1.0 mi
- Dudley Hill: 1.3 mi
- Hobbs Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.3 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 3.4 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 7.4 mi
- South Beach: 8.2 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 8.4 mi
- Powissett Beach: 8.4 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.9 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 8.0 mi
- West Common: 8.0 mi
- Julia's Garden: 9.1 mi
- Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Deborah Sampson Park: 2.0 mi
- Gavin's Pond Soccer Complex: 2.1 mi
- 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Pond Park Area: 2.5 mi
- Blair Cir Walpole Town Line: 0.6 mi
- Neponset Riv Wat Consv Prj: 0.8 mi
- Mass Audubon Society: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Hill/Cedar Swamp: 1.5 mi
- Spring Brook Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- King Philip Rock: 3.3 mi
- King Philip Cave: 3.4 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 9.7 mi
- The Shield: 12.6 mi
- R Wall: 13.3 mi
- King Philip Rock: 3.3 mi
- Ames Boulder: 4.8 mi
- Path Continues: 9.0 mi
- Old Shed: 10.2 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 10.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.7 mi
- 16-34: 9.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 14.7 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 14.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.4 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 16.5 mi
- Boathouse: 22.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.7 mi
- Boston Light: 22.7 mi
- Rainshed: 22.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.5 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 21.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 23.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Pierce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | NE 40° | 193 m | 8.9 mi |
| Moose Hill | NE 40° | 163 m | 1.0 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NE 43° | 155 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | NE 42° | 140 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bluff Hill | E 92° | 138 m | 0.5 mi |
| Snow Hill | NNW 337° | 137 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NNW 340° | 134 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | NE 41° | 132 m | 9.3 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 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:32 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272874
Day trips start here
- Walpole · 2 mi
- Sharon · 3 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 4 mi
- Foxborough · 4 mi
- Canton · 5 mi
- Mansfield · 6 mi
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