Peak · Massachusetts
Puddin Hill
Puddin Hill rises to 73 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bertha Soule Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 73 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.16974, -71.05840
- 7.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 29.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Holbrook Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 4.6 mi
- Weymouth Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Shea Naval Aviation Museum: 6.2 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph J. Silva Square: 2.2 mi
- Nike Missile Launch Site BO-55: 2.2 mi
- Alfred J Silva SR. Square: 2.4 mi
- Willian F. Deady Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Holbrook Fire Department Monument: 2.7 mi
Artworks
- Welcome to Camp Christina: 3.0 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.8 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 4.3 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 5.3 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Neary Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Tower Hill: 0.5 mi
- Burnt Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 3.0 mi
- Boyce Hill: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Fishermans Beach: 2.2 mi
- Smith Beach: 6.4 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 6.9 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 7.3 mi
- Back Beach: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Bertha Soule Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Powers Farm Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Historic Track and Grinding Stone: 0.7 mi
- Belcher Park: 0.8 mi
- Theodore S. Luddington Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens: 56
- Kitchen Garden: 3.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.0 mi
- Shrub Garden: 5.3 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Bear Swamp Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Lokitis Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Avalon Blue Hills Conservation Restriction: 1.6 mi
- Irving St. Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Irving St. Conservation Land: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 50
- Pastoral Center: 3.1 mi
- Path Continues: 4.1 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 5.6 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 5.6 mi
- United First Parish Church: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Breakneck Ledge: 4.1 mi
- The Shield: 4.4 mi
- S Wall: 5.3 mi
- R Wall: 5.3 mi
- Q Wall: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 13.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.9 mi
- Boston Light: 13.9 mi
- Rainshed: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 2.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Puddin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | NW 316° | 193 m | 4.1 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | N 357° | 156 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNW 331° | 155 m | 3.8 mi |
| Buck Hill | NNW 345° | 151 m | 3.2 mi |
| Fenno Peak | N 359° | 151 m | 3.6 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | N 2° | 145 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | NNW 327° | 140 m | 3.9 mi |
| Tucker Hill | NNW 335° | 133 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612986 — Puddin Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358273146
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