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Jones-Summer Hill Lot

Jones-Summer Hill Lot from directly overhead

Jones-Summer Hill Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Summer Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.43051, -71.47328

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Bent Ice House: 0.4 mi
  • Henry Gardner house site: 0.6 mi
  • Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 1.3 mi
  • Stow War Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Old Foundation: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Stow Memorial Athletic Field: 0.8 mi
  • Carbone Park: 0.9 mi
  • John T. Tobin Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kenneth Olsen Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Maplebrook Park: 1.0 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 1.9 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 2.4 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 2.5 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 2.5 mi
  • Diamond Crossing: 4.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 39
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 2: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Cascades: 18.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 21.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Jones-Summer Hill Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSSE 168°183 m6.0 mi
Powder House HillW 275°162 m6.6 mi
Doeskin HillS 172°152 m5.9 mi
Pine HillW 263°149 m6.6 mi
Spoon HillSSW 210°146 m5.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 279°145 m5.2 mi
Barretts HillWSW 258°140 m5.0 mi
Flagg HillNNW 331°139 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29776196

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