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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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.12927, -71.18700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
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
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
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.0 mi
  • 2: 7.0 mi
  • 1: 7.1 mi
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
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
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 4.8 mi
  • 35: 11.0 mi
  • 36: 11.0 mi
  • 16-34: 11.0 mi
  • 15: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • 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: 6
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 HillNNE 33°193 m6.8 mi
Moose HillWSW 255°163 m1.4 mi
Hancock HillNE 37°155 m7.7 mi
Buck HillNE 44°151 m8.2 mi
Hemenway HillNE 36°140 m7.6 mi
Bluff HillSW 233°138 m1.9 mi
Snow HillNW 322°137 m8.4 mi
Cedar HillNW 322°134 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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