Powissett Peak
Powissett Peak rises to 112 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nimrod's Rock, a peak 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49063962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 112 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 29.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 12 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nimrod's Rock: 0.4 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.5 mi
- Noanet Peak: 0.7 mi
- High Rock: 1.2 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 0.5 mi
- Powissett Beach: 0.6 mi
- South Beach: 0.8 mi
- North Beach: 1.1 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 5.4 mi
- Powissett Farm: 0.5 mi
- Noanet Woodlands: 0.6 mi
- Dover Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Cashman Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Dover Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Pheasant Hill Park: 1.5 mi
- Westwood Veterans' Park: 1.8 mi
- Deerfield School Park: 1.8 mi
- Buckmaster Pond: 2.0 mi
- Buckmaster Pond Park: 2.0 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.0 mi
- Martini Junction: 2.9 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 5.3 mi
- 2: 5.5 mi
- 1: 5.6 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- Trial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 4.1 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 4.1 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 4.1 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 3.1 mi
- Protectors of the American Way: 3.7 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Peak House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 3.5 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.6 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 3.9 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 4.1 mi
- Babson Globe: 4.7 mi
- Caterpillar: 6.7 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 8.2 mi
- The Alcove: 7.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Lower Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.8 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 9.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 9.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 10.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Boathouse: 19.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.8 mi
- Boston Light: 19.9 mi
- Rainshed: 19.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.5 mi
- Haywardville: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Powissett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | WSW 258° | 137 m | 1.7 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SW 227° | 134 m | 1.5 mi |
| Pegan Hill | WNW 301° | 125 m | 2.9 mi |
| Brush Hill | WNW 283° | 121 m | 6.8 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | N 360° | 114 m | 0.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 264° | 111 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mine Hill | SW 229° | 111 m | 2.1 mi |
| Noanet Peak | NW 306° | 110 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272554
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