Peak · Massachusetts
Ames Hill
Ames Hill rises to 106 m in Massachusetts. Seavey Hill stands 142 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49008710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 106 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.63426, -71.22839
- 12.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 18.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Pieta: 1.9 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 1.9 mi
- Kerouac Commemorative: 4.1 mi
- muster: 4.2 mi
- Mill Girls Sculpture: 4.3 mi
Museums
- New England Baseball Museum: 4.0 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 4.0 mi
- Boot Cotton Mills Museum: 4.1 mi
- Tsongas Industrial History Center: 4.1 mi
- Mill Girls and Immigrants Exhibit: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 4.4 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 4.6 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 8.5 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 8.5 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 8.5 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 5.2 mi
- American Legion Beach: 7.2 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
- Willow St Beach: 7.6 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
Parks
- Sal Frasca Soccer Complex: 1.1 mi
- Ogonowski Memorial Model Flying Field: 1.3 mi
- Tewksbury Common: 1.6 mi
- Tewksbury Youth Baseball Fields: 1.6 mi
- Deyermond Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Sakowich Reservation Dedication Plaque: 3.4 mi
- Harold R. Rafton Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing: 3.7 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 3.9 mi
- Alice Buck Memorial: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 55
- Wildflower Meadows: 1.9 mi
- Andover Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 4.4 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Leighton Estates Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Lowell St. - Lots A & B: 0.9 mi
- Gardner Reservation: 1.1 mi
- White: 1.1 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Wildcat Ledge: 10.8 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 12.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.5 mi
- North Grove Catering: 11.3 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 13.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 20.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Mystery Spring: 10.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.1 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Front Range Light: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Ames Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seavey Hill | NW 307° | 142 m | 8.9 mi |
| Holt Hill | E 86° | 128 m | 6.2 mi |
| Gumpas Hill | NW 313° | 123 m | 9.3 mi |
| Robbins Hill | WSW 244° | 122 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mills Hill | ENE 67° | 121 m | 6.6 mi |
| Boston Hill | E 83° | 117 m | 6.9 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | ENE 67° | 117 m | 8.0 mi |
| Claypit Hill | ENE 74° | 116 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272723
Day trips start here
- Lowell · 4 mi
- Andover · 5 mi
- Billerica · 6 mi
- Lawrence · 6 mi
- Wilmington · 7 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 9 mi
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