Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rock Hill
Rock Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.58080, -71.52729
- 11.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 27.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rocky Hill: 0.4 mi
- Fletcher Hill: 0.7 mi
- Snake Hill: 0.8 mi
- Indian Hills: 1.5 mi
- Clay Pit Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Sargisson Beach: 0.5 mi
- Richard F.Priest Memorial Area: 0.5 mi
- Fletcher Hill Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Woodland Pond Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Fletcher Hill Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Harvey P Sargisson: 0.5 mi
- Major Moses Poor Palmer: 0.6 mi
- Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Leon And Katherine Hurd Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 1.0 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 6.5 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 6.5 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 7.9 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 8.0 mi
Parks
- Mountain Lakes Club Field: 1.6 mi
- VFW FIeld: 1.7 mi
- Forge Beach: 1.9 mi
- Freedom Park: 2.1 mi
- Koerper Field: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Katie's Garden: 2.7 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 6.2 mi
Museums
- Westford Museum: 4.5 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 6.8 mi
- YV Art Museum: 7.0 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 8.2 mi
Attractions
- Indian Grinding Stone: 5.5 mi
- stone pile: 7.2 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 7.2 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 7.3 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 33
- Harvard Town Beach: 6.8 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.5 mi
- Swimming Hole: 7.6 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Wilder Beach: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 7.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Old Limestone Quarry: 3.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 16.7 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Wamesit Falls: 12.1 mi
- The Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cascades: 13.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 14.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 16.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 5.9 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 19.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 9.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | SSW 194° | 187 m | 4.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | SSW 197° | 187 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 334° | 157 m | 3.1 mi |
| Dean's Hill | SW 215° | 157 m | 6.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 317° | 149 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Lebanon | NW 318° | 149 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pin Hill South | SSW 212° | 148 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pin Hill North | SSW 211° | 147 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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