Abbey Hill
Abbey Hill rises to 544 m in Massachusetts. Mount Wilcox stands 642 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is West Lake and Abbey Pond Flood Control Site, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 544 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 15.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 28.3 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Hill: 1.2 mi
- Buck Hill: 1.2 mi
- Morley Hill: 1.9 mi
- Allen Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bidwell Park: 3.9 mi
- Umpachene Falls Park: 6.6 mi
- Driftwood Community Association: 6.9 mi
- Town Park: 7.6 mi
- Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch: 8.6 mi
- Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795: 5.5 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 5.7 mi
- ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell: 5.7 mi
- Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 5.7 mi
- Old Spring: 5.7 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 5.6 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 5.7 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Piggery - Exhibits: 5.7 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- West Lake and Abbey Pond Flood Control Site: 0.5 mi
- Smith-Alexander & Clark Farms: 2.3 mi
- Bob's Way: 2.5 mi
- Ravine Falls Farm: 2.5 mi
- Fawyer Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC): 2.6 mi
- Campbell Falls: 7.5 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 8.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.3 mi
- Beulah Falls: 10.4 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 10.7 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 11.3 mi
- Naked Lady: 12.4 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 12.6 mi
- Divine Mercy: 12.9 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 12.9 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 11.0 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 11.2 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 11.2 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 12.1 mi
- Corps Wall: 6.6 mi
- Murdock Wall: 6.7 mi
- Grotto: 6.7 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 6.7 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 6.7 mi
- Heritage Garden: 5.7 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 13.2 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 14.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 14.6 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 19.1 mi
- County Beach: 6.3 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 11.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 22.2 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 22.9 mi
- Big Spring: 15.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 16.0 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.3 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.5 mi
- Questing: 4.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 25.0 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Abbey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilcox | NW 315° | 642 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | N 359° | 595 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sky Hill | NNW 329° | 585 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kingsbury Mountain | N 8° | 581 m | 5.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | N 352° | 571 m | 7.8 mi |
| Church Hill | NE 42° | 565 m | 7.4 mi |
| Morley Hill | N 351° | 561 m | 1.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 343° | 561 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269448
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 2 mi
- Monterey · 4 mi
- Otis · 5 mi
- Great Barrington · 11 mi
- Blandford · 12 mi
- Lee · 12 mi
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