Local servicesHospitalPappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children1.9 miPost officeRandolph Post Office2.0 miTown hallRandolph Town Hall2.7 miPoliceCanton Police Department2.4 miFire stationCanton Fire Department Station 21.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherHighBlue Hills Regional Technical Schoolunder a mileSchoolClarke School East1.0 miElementaryMargaret Donovan Elementary School1.2 miCollegeMassasoit Community College - Canton Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS13 miInterstateI-931.7 miUS highwayUS 11.6 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE3.7 miRailCanton CenterMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.3 miCoachBrooklineFlixBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:08 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:09 am – 4:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 18°F54 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month March70 in of snow a year, on about 29 days9 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Blue Hill Coop station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksTower Hillpeak · 1.1 miMassasoit Community College - Canton Campuscollege · under a mileNeary Mountainpeak · 1.7 miBlue Hill Riverriver · 2.9 miPakomet Springspring · 2.3 miUniversity of Phoenix - Boston Campuscollege · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlue Hills Reservationstate conservation land · under a milePonkapoag Golf Coursestate conservation land · under a mileBlue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School Fieldsstate conservation land · under a mileCanton Historical Societyhistoric site · 1.8 miCanton Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.0 mi · 69 acresBlue Hills Golf Coursestate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 193 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202046 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured55 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk County monitors, MA
Drinking waterQuincy Water Dept. (mwra)serves 106,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation162 ft49 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
