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Juniper Hill

Juniper Hill from directly overhead

Juniper Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Street Wetlands, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.41988, -71.24750

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Graverson Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Lazazzero Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 1.6 mi
  • Pond End Tot Lot: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 3.1 mi
  • People For Pollinators: 3.6 mi
  • Italinate garden: 4.3 mi
  • Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions
  • vernal pool: 1.7 mi
  • Bowman Tavern: 2.2 mi
  • Paul Revere Capture Site: 2.6 mi
  • Bloody Angle: 3.6 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Baby Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Site 1: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.1 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 2.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Juniper Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillS 188°135 m2.2 mi
Little ProspectS 189°133 m2.4 mi
Whipple HillENE 65°110 m3.6 mi
Loring HillNNE 23°109 m1.4 mi
Granny HillNNE 32°108 m2.6 mi
Doublet HillSSW 196°108 m5.1 mi
Turkey HillENE 77°107 m3.9 mi
Zion HillNE 55°107 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4420:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29860709

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