Peak · Massachusetts
Wellington Hill
Wellington Hill rises to 53 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49088083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 53 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.28232, -71.09505
- 1.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Walker Playground: 0.4 mi
- Willowwood Rock: 0.5 mi
- Almont Park: 0.5 mi
- Mattahunt Woods: 0.8 mi
- Thetford Street Playground: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 1.3 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Woodhaven Urban Wild: 0.7 mi
- Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild: 1.8 mi
- Roslindale Wetlands: 2.1 mi
- Dell Ave Rock: 2.1 mi
- Fernald Terrace Rock: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Sally Rock: 1.2 mi
- Scarboro Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.5 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Bowdoin: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Schoolmaster Hill: 1.4 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier: 1.6 mi
- Franklin Park Overlook Shelter Ruins: 1.8 mi
- Franklin Park Zoo Old Bear Cages: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Goat: 1.5 mi
- Wildebeest: 1.5 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 1.5 mi
- African Lion: 1.6 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 1.8 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 2.0 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 2.1 mi
- Pierce House: 2.2 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 2.0 mi
- Reach: 2.8 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 2.8 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 2.8 mi
- Unity: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 2.7 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.2 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.2 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.4 mi
- Orchard Beach: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 1.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 1.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 1.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.3 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 5.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 10.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.9 mi
- Boston Light: 10.9 mi
- Rainshed: 10.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 5.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 7.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Wellington Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SSW 191° | 193 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSE 158° | 156 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hancock Hill | S 180° | 155 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSE 157° | 151 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSE 168° | 151 m | 4.8 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSE 154° | 145 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | S 183° | 140 m | 4.5 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSE 155° | 133 m | 4.5 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 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 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 613027 — Wellington Hill, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358273164
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- Eastern Massachusetts · 1 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 2 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
- Milton · 3 mi
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