Peak · Massachusetts
Single Tree Hill
Single Tree Hill rises to 100 m in Massachusetts. Waban Hill stands 98 m to the northwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Single Tree Hill Reservoir, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 100 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32315, -71.15228
- 2.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Single Tree Hill Reservoir: 0.1 mi
- Little Field Park: 0.4 mi
- Daniel W. Warren, Jr. Playground: 0.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Fisher Hill Reservoir Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Longyear Museum: 0.5 mi
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 0.6 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.3 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 1.3 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Chestnut Hill: 0.7 mi
- Fisher Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Walley: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.3 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Friedman Park: 1.1 mi
- Lost Pond Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Lost Pond Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Cottage Street Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.2 mi
- Parkman Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.7 mi
- Historic Springhouse: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 1.2 mi
- The Greening of Griggs: 2.0 mi
- Hamony Unity: 2.0 mi
- Four Seasons Mural: 2.0 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.6 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.8 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.0 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.2 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- School Garden: 2.1 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.5 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.0 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.7 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 7.3 mi
- North Beach: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lower Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.1 mi
- The Alcove: 1.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 3.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 3.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.4 mi
- Rainshed: 13.4 mi
- Boston Light: 13.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 8.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Single Tree Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waban Hill | NW 316° | 98 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 172° | 94 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SW 229° | 92 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Walley | SE 144° | 91 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SW 226° | 90 m | 1.9 mi |
| Green Hill | SE 144° | 89 m | 1.7 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SSW 209° | 87 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 315° | 86 m | 0.7 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 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612385 — Single Tree Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358272797
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- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
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