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Pine Hill

Pine Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Hill rises to 74 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Moritz Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49061539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
74 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22788, -71.02783

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint Moritz Park: 0.4 mi
  • Paul Vincent Grasso Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Shea Park: 1.1 mi
  • Quarry Hills Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Kincaide Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Babel Rock: 0.6 mi
  • The Crags: 0.8 mi
  • Wampatuck Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • John Hancock: 2.0 mi
  • Abigail Adams: 2.0 mi
  • John Adams: 2.0 mi
  • Constitution Common: 2.1 mi
  • The Lone Sailor: 4.9 mi
Gardens
  • Braintree Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Flower Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Spencer Street Community Garden: 5.2 mi
Beaches
  • Back Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Norton Road Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Smith Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Shea Beach: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 39
  • Babcock Arboretum: 3.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.6 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 6.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 6.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 14.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 14.7 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Pine Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillWSW 256°193 m4.6 mi
Chickatawbut HillWSW 257°156 m1.8 mi
Hancock HillW 259°155 m3.5 mi
Fenno PeakWSW 256°151 m1.7 mi
Buck HillWSW 249°151 m2.6 mi
Nahanton HillW 260°145 m1.5 mi
Hemenway HillW 259°140 m3.8 mi
Kitchamakin HillWSW 257°133 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867737164534233
Precip in4.54.05.54.83.84.63.53.94.15.54.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612978 — Pine Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358273142

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