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Prospect Hill (Newman Land)

Prospect Hill (Newman Land) from directly overhead

Prospect Hill (Newman Land) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tully Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51177, -71.59953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ryan Field: 0.3 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.2 mi
  • Town Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Harvard Park: 1.5 mi
  • Barber Land: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Dean's Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 0.7 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 0.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Treasury Hill: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 8.1 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 8.2 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 8.3 mi
  • stone pile: 8.4 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 10.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.3 mi
  • The Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 10.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Prospect Hill (Newman Land). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 194°192 m3.6 mi
Oak HillESE 104°187 m2.1 mi
Oak HillE 83°187 m2.6 mi
Jocelyn HillWNW 289°180 m6.4 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 196°173 m5.3 mi
Prospect HillSW 221°171 m0.8 mi
Pond HillW 275°167 m5.8 mi
Powder House HillS 182°162 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29770504

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