Norton Road Beach
About
Norton Road Beach is a public ocean beach in Quincy, Massachusetts, about 1.2 miles from the center of town. The City of Quincy Park and Forestry Department manages it. Summer is the warm season here. July typically reaches highs around 83°F with lows near 63°F, and August is nearly as warm with fewer wet days, according to typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hingham. For more to do in the area, the climbing walls at Swingles and Q Wall sit about 2.8 miles away. Quarries Foot Path, at about 2.9 miles, and Crags Foot Path, at about 4.1 miles, offer hiking close by.
Location
Norton Road Beach
Massachusetts
Data: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Coast Guide Online. Source metadata · Official page
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–83°F and lows of 44–63°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Hingham, MA weather station, 4.5 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan38° high22° low
- Feb40° high23° low
- Mar47° high29° low
- Apr58° high38° low
- May68° high48° low
- Jun77° high57° low
- Jul83° high63° low
- Aug82° high62° low
- Sep74° high55° low
- Oct63° high44° low
- Nov52° high35° low
- Dec43° high27° low
Where it is
- Norton Road Beach · Public land
- Nearest town
- Quincy, Massachusetts · 1.2 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- SwinglesRock climbing2.8 mi
- M WallRock climbing2.8 mi
- Q WallRock climbing2.8 mi
- S Wall (aka N Face)Rock climbing2.8 mi
- Quarries Foot PathHiking2.9 mi
- Crags Foot PathHiking4.1 mi
- Boston Boundless Trail Section 1Hiking4.6 mi
- Red Dot LoopHiking5.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
