Peak · Massachusetts
Profile Rock
Profile Rock rises to 24 m in Massachusetts. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the south, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Breakneck Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain face in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Wikidata Q7248258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 24 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.79594, -71.05504
- 12.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 12.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 20.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Breakneck Hill: 0.6 mi
- Jacobs Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Whippoorwill Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bryant Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hospital Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Freetown Common: 0.6 mi
- Hathaway Park: 0.9 mi
- KRR Complex: 2.0 mi
- Dighton Rock State Park: 2.9 mi
- Central Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Kenswood Estate: 1.8 mi
- Camp Tom Welch: 2.0 mi
- Cr #1: 3.3 mi
- Great Cedar Swamp: 3.4 mi
- Conservation Land: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Helicopter Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Arthur Cleveland Bent Memorial Cabin: 7.0 mi
- Anchor Monument: 8.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Portas Da Cidade: 8.6 mi
Beaches
- Pierce Beach: 4.6 mi
- Brayton Point Beach: 8.9 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 9.8 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 11.9 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 12.9 mi
Artworks
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 7.4 mi
- Pratt Memorial Statue: 10.2 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 11.2 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 11.2 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 11.3 mi
Museums
- Old Colony History Museum: 7.5 mi
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 7.9 mi
- Middleboro Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 10.6 mi
- Martin House and Farm: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 55
- National Sailors Home Water Tower: 6.0 mi
- Path Continues: 7.6 mi
- Esker: 7.8 mi
- Path Continues: 7.9 mi
- Path Continues: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- Fragrance Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 10.6 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 13.2 mi
- Big A Hedge: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
- King Phillips Lookout: 6.2 mi
- White Banks: 8.6 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 13.2 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Usher Rocks: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Oak Grove: 19.2 mi
- 6: 19.3 mi
- 8: 19.3 mi
- 7: 19.3 mi
- 4: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 13.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 18.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- East Greenwich Falls: 23.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Clark's Point Light: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Profile Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | S 183° | 109 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | SW 216° | 95 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cook Hill | SW 216° | 85 m | 11.5 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | NW 305° | 78 m | 10.2 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SW 218° | 77 m | 10.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SW 218° | 77 m | 10.8 mi |
| Great Rock | WNW 290° | 71 m | 12.7 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | SSW 194° | 64 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taunton Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 613130 — Profile Rock, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358273211
Day trips start here
- Freetown · 2 mi
- Somerset · 4 mi
- Taunton · 7 mi
- Fall River · 8 mi
- Swansea · 8 mi
- Middleborough · 11 mi
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