Peak · Massachusetts
Swifts Hill
Swifts Hill rises to 37 m in Massachusetts. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sippewissett Marsh, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 37 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56761, -70.64114
- 15.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Riddle Hill: 0.7 mi
- The Knob: 2.0 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.2 mi
- Nobska Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Sod: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Falmouth Town Green: 1.5 mi
- Shiverick's Pond Pathway: 1.5 mi
- Margaret E. Noonan Park: 1.7 mi
- Downtown Library Park: 1.7 mi
- Cathedral Pines: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Black Beach: 1.7 mi
- Public Beach Quissett Harbor: 1.8 mi
- Public Beach Buzzards Bay: 1.9 mi
- Falmouth Beach: 2.0 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Katharine Lee Bates: 1.7 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Woods Holl: 3.4 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 3.7 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 8.8 mi
Museums: 41
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 1.4 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 2.8 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 7.9 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Little Sippewissett Marsh: 0.4 mi
- Wood Neck Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Beebe Woods: 0.6 mi
- Miles Pond Frontage: 1.0 mi
- Peterson Farm: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 25
- The Liberté: 2.4 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 2.8 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 3.3 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 8.8 mi
- Big Bridge: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Falmouth Heights: 3.2 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Nobska Point: 4.6 mi
- Husselton Head: 7.2 mi
- South Bluff: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 16
- Colonial Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 3.2 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Helen Keller: 3.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 3.4 mi
- Rachel Carson: 3.4 mi
- Tree of Bike: 6.5 mi
- Buddha: 7.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Nobska Point Light: 3.7 mi
- West Chop Light: 6.4 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.4 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 14.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 12.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Swifts Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 199° | 95 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 22° | 93 m | 10.5 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 22° | 82 m | 14.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 21° | 80 m | 12.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 202° | 78 m | 15.0 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NE 39° | 77 m | 14.1 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 23° | 71 m | 7.0 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SSW 196° | 68 m | 11.6 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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