Peak · Massachusetts
Riddle Hill
Riddle Hill rises to 27 m in Massachusetts. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Peterson Farm, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 27 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.55705, -70.64059
- 15.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Swifts Hill: 0.7 mi
- The Knob: 1.5 mi
- Nobska Hill: 2.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Sod: 4.3 mi
Parks
- Falmouth Town Green: 1.1 mi
- Shiverick's Pond Pathway: 1.2 mi
- Margaret E. Noonan Park: 1.4 mi
- Downtown Library Park: 1.4 mi
- WHOI - Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Public Beach Quissett Harbor: 1.2 mi
- Falmouth Beach: 1.3 mi
- Public Beach Buzzards Bay: 1.4 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.4 mi
- Quissett Beach: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Katharine Lee Bates: 1.4 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Woods Holl: 2.7 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 2.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 8.2 mi
Museums: 41
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 1.1 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 3.5 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 7.2 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Peterson Farm: 0.2 mi
- Beebe Woods: 0.3 mi
- Miles Pond Frontage: 0.5 mi
- Ransom Road Parcel: 0.6 mi
- Little Sippewissett Marsh: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 24
- The Liberté: 2.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 2.4 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 2.7 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 8.1 mi
- Big Bridge: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Falmouth Heights: 2.5 mi
- Nobska Point: 4.1 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Husselton Head: 6.5 mi
- Makonikey Head: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 16
- Spohr Public Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 2.6 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 11
- Helen Keller: 2.7 mi
- Whale Tail: 2.8 mi
- Rachel Carson: 2.8 mi
- Tree of Bike: 7.2 mi
- Buddha: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Nobska Point Light: 2.9 mi
- West Chop Light: 5.7 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.9 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Riddle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 200° | 95 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 20° | 93 m | 11.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 21° | 82 m | 14.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 19° | 80 m | 12.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 203° | 78 m | 14.3 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NE 38° | 77 m | 14.6 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 20° | 71 m | 7.6 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SSW 197° | 68 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:32 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 606265 — Riddle Hill, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358268693
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