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West Hill Terrace

West Hill Terrace from directly overhead

West Hill Terrace is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south-southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rock, a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Melrose Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.47198, -71.07442

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Warren Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Spring Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Whip Hill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dunton Park: 0.6 mi
  • East School Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Stone Chimney: 1.4 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 2.1 mi
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.2 mi
  • Steel Tower: 4.3 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
  • Orange Dinosaur: 2.9 mi
  • Rock spiral: 3.2 mi
  • Baldwin Green: 4.8 mi
  • Mystic Musical Fence: 4.9 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 5.0 mi
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 2.9 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Alex's Place: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 47
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 7.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Rail Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of West Hill Terrace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillSSW 198°92 m1.9 mi
Bear HillWSW 256°91 m1.7 mi
Castle RockNE 53°87.2 m1.9 mi
Burrill HillENE 75°87 m4.7 mi
Horn Pond MountainW 259°86 m4.4 mi
Winthrop HillWSW 243°84 m1.8 mi
Boojum RockSSW 192°83 m2.3 mi
Crow HillNE 54°82.9 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29819559

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