Peak · Massachusetts
Tower Hill
Tower Hill rises to 76 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Puddin Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 76 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.17454, -71.06644
- 6.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 29.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Nike Missile Launch Site BO-55: 1.8 mi
- Joseph J. Silva Square: 2.3 mi
- Willian F. Deady Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Alfred J Silva SR. Square: 2.6 mi
- KIA Andrew R. Wood Jr. Memorial: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Holbrook Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 4.0 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 6.2 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 6.3 mi
- Weymouth Historical Society: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- Welcome to Camp Christina: 3.1 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.9 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 4.2 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 5.7 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Puddin Hill: 0.5 mi
- Neary Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Burnt Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hawk Hill: 2.7 mi
- Boyce Hill: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- Fishermans Beach: 1.7 mi
- Smith Beach: 6.5 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 7.2 mi
- Back Beach: 7.3 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 7.4 mi
Parks
- Bertha Soule Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Powers Farm Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Historic Track and Grinding Stone: 1.2 mi
- Belcher Park: 1.2 mi
- Theodore S. Luddington Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 56
- Kitchen Garden: 3.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.5 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Shrub Garden: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Avalon Blue Hills Conservation Restriction: 1.1 mi
- Bear Swamp Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Irving St. Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Irving St. Conservation Land: 1.6 mi
- Downes Ave. Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 50
- Pastoral Center: 3.0 mi
- Path Continues: 3.6 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 5.5 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 5.5 mi
- United First Parish Church: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Breakneck Ledge: 3.6 mi
- The Shield: 4.2 mi
- S Wall: 5.1 mi
- R Wall: 5.1 mi
- Q Wall: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 6.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 9.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 13.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.9 mi
- Boston Light: 13.9 mi
- Rainshed: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 2.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Tower Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | NW 317° | 193 m | 3.6 mi |
| Moose Hill | WSW 245° | 163 m | 8.3 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | N 4° | 156 m | 3.3 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNW 334° | 155 m | 3.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | N 351° | 151 m | 2.8 mi |
| Fenno Peak | N 6° | 151 m | 3.3 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | N 8° | 145 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | NNW 330° | 140 m | 3.4 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 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:31 | 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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 613018 — Tower Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358273160
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