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Babcock Arboretum

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Elevation, modelled
4 m
Tallest summit within 6.7 miles
Great Blue Hill193 m · 6.6 mi
Nearest byway
Revolutionary Heritage Byway5.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:25local time
Coordinates
42.2713, -71.0120
Babcock Arboretum from directly overhead

Babcock Arboretum is a picnic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 4 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Josiah Quincy House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Babcock Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillSW 232°193 m6.6 mi
Chickatawbut HillSW 217°156 m4.2 mi
Hancock HillSW 229°155 m5.6 mi
Fenno PeakSW 216°151 m4.2 mi
Buck HillSW 220°151 m5.1 mi
Nahanton HillSW 215°145 m4.0 mi
Hemenway HillSW 231°140 m5.8 mi
Kitchamakin HillSW 215°133 m4.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Peaks
Artworks
Cliffs: 45
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 6 mi away.

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