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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 74 m in Massachusetts. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Upland Rd, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4929628.

Wikidata Q49009781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
74 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.12927, -71.18700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Deborah Sampson: 0.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.3 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 3.3 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.4 mi
  • Tom Brady: 4.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Cistern: 1.6 mi
  • Old Chimney: 2.0 mi
  • Ruined Vehicle: 2.3 mi
  • Bradford Lewis Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Sharon Historic District: 0.6 mi
  • 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 1.2 mi
  • Deborah Sampson Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches
  • Turner Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Fishermans Beach: 6.3 mi
  • South Beach: 7.6 mi
  • North Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 52
  • King Philip Rock: 3.6 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 3.9 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 7.6 mi
  • The Shield: 10.4 mi
  • S Wall: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 42
  • King Philip Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.0 mi
  • Pastoral Center: 9.5 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Oak Grove: 4.8 mi
  • 16-34: 11.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 12.5 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.9 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE193 m6.8 mi
Moose HillWSW163 m1.4 mi
Hancock HillNE155 m7.7 mi
Buck HillNE151 m8.2 mi
Hemenway HillNE140 m7.6 mi
Bluff HillSW138 m1.9 mi
Snow HillNW137 m8.4 mi
Cedar HillNW134 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737264534334
Precip in3.93.44.84.43.64.23.64.03.75.04.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 617541 — Bald Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358275430

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