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Clarkes Hill

Clarkes Hill from directly overhead

Clarkes Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Brown Hill stands 368 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarks Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.58659, -71.71416
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Clarks Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Flat Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Nichols Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Robbs Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Marshall Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wallis Park: 2.0 mi
  • Brian Mcnally Park: 2.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • World War 2 Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Frankie K9 Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Groton Leatherboard Memorial: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 4.8 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Painted Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 10.5 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 4.6 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 7.5 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 7.5 mi
  • Forest Bells: 8.6 mi
  • Observatory: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 1.6 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 1.7 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 4.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cascades: 4.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 6.9 mi
  • The Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Clarkes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brown HillWNW 289°368 m7.1 mi
Ball HillSW 235°364 m8.0 mi
South Monoosnoc HillSW 226°345 m6.1 mi
Bayberry HillSW 218°325.5 m6.7 mi
Rocky HillSSW 212°325 m7.9 mi
Alpine HillW 276°318 m6.2 mi
Buck HillW 279°316 m7.5 mi
Pearl HillNW 305°310 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29770673

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