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Rattlesnake Hill

Rattlesnake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Hill rises to 122 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Inter Lochen Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49066766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
122 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.09069, -71.14260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Pump House: 2.1 mi
  • Collapsed house: 2.4 mi
  • Old Well: 2.4 mi
  • SPD PATROLMAN DUNCAN R. FLEMMING SQUARE: 2.4 mi
  • Cornelius A. Crimmins Square: 2.5 mi
Artworks
  • Japanese Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Oliver Ames: 2.4 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 3.0 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 3.0 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.2 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
  • South Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 11.0 mi
  • North Beach: 11.1 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 55
Parks
  • Frank I. Sullivan Recreational Area: 1.6 mi
  • Manfred Kolz Soccer Fields: 2.1 mi
  • Beech Tree Park: 2.2 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 2.3 mi
  • Queset Gardens: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 49
  • King Philip Rock: 2.2 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 2.5 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 9.1 mi
  • The Shield: 11.1 mi
  • S Wall: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 42
  • King Philip Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 2.3 mi
  • Old Shed: 7.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.3 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Oak Grove: 2.3 mi
  • 16-34: 10.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 11.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillN193 m8.5 mi
Moose HillWNW163 m4.3 mi
Chickatawbut HillNNE156 m10.0 mi
Hancock HillNNE155 m9.1 mi
Buck HillNNE151 m9.2 mi
Fenno PeakNNE151 m10.0 mi
Nahanton HillNNE145 m10.2 mi
Hemenway HillNNE140 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612522 — Rattlesnake Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/7367570888

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