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Pigeon Hill

Pigeon Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
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Pigeon Hill rises to 117 m in Massachusetts. Magomiscock Hill stands 171 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is DelCarte Reservation, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

Hill in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09871, -71.38645

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • DelCarte Reservation: 0.4 mi
  • Dean Junior College Longley Field: 0.8 mi
  • Dean Junior College Historic District: 1.0 mi
  • Franklin Town Common: 1.0 mi
  • Theron Metcalf Field: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 1.3 mi
  • William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 3.7 mi
  • Old Foundation: 5.9 mi
  • Morseville: 6.7 mi
  • Medfield Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • 16: 5.4 mi
  • 15: 5.5 mi
  • 13: 5.5 mi
  • 14: 5.5 mi
  • 1: 5.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 7.6 mi
  • 1: 7.7 mi
  • 35: 7.7 mi
  • 16-34: 7.7 mi
  • 15: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 33
  • The Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Condo Rock: 7.9 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 10.4 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 8.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 11.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 20.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Pigeon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magomiscock HillWNW 295°171 m9.0 mi
Moose HillE 79°163 m9.0 mi
Beacon Pole HillSSW 204°162 m7.9 mi
Inman HillW 259°154 m8.4 mi
Catamint HillSSW 204°152 m7.4 mi
Bald HillSW 223°145 m4.8 mi
Diamond HillSSW 192°144 m7.0 mi
Bear HillWNW 293°141 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272391

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