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Sampson Hill

Sampson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sampson Hill rises to 28 m in Massachusetts. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chappy Av/Narraganset Av Ames, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q56280090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
28 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.37762, -70.48391

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Chappy Av/Narraganset Av Ames: 0.1 mi
  • Sampson Hill (Ames): 0.1 mi
  • Sampson Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Chappy Indian Lot: 0.3 mi
  • Chappy Ave/Rogers Rd Ames: 0.3 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Enos Lots: 0.9 mi
  • Cannonball Park: 2.1 mi
  • Robinson Road Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Waban Park: 6.3 mi
  • Veira Park: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Washaqua Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Mill Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Tashmoo Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Pilot Hill: 9.6 mi
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 28
  • cannon: 1.5 mi
  • cannon: 1.5 mi
  • ship's anchor: 1.7 mi
  • War Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 13
  • Big Bridge: 4.3 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 6.7 mi
  • Polly Hill Arboretum: 10.1 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 13.0 mi
  • The Liberté: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 10
Lighthouses: 7
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • truck pull-off: 23.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 23.2 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 23.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sampson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillW 264°94.8 m13.3 mi
Pine HillN 350°93 m23.3 mi
Telegraph HillN 360°85 m24.6 mi
Avery HillN 351°80 m24.8 mi
Prospect HillW 267°78 m13.7 mi
Discovery HillN 2°77 m24.0 mi
Deer Horn HillNNW 344°71 m20.3 mi
Whiting HillW 280°68 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0919:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0515:3216:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333439485766727266564738
Precip in4.13.64.84.23.73.42.63.73.94.64.24.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358275018

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