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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 318 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sputtermill Pond Access, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4929631

Wikidata Q49009784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
318 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49314, -72.22592

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Camels Hump Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Soapstone Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Carter Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Bassett Hill: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Town Common: 2.0 mi
  • Town Common: 2.0 mi
  • Rocking Stone Park: 5.3 mi
  • Pine Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Orange Dog Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
  • South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
  • South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
  • Williams Homestead Ruins: 3.7 mi
  • Williams Homestead Ruins: 3.7 mi
  • Grave's Landing: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • Old North Dana Depot: 3.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.3 mi
  • Trail Continues: 3.9 mi
  • Dead Man's Curve: 4.6 mi
  • Old Schoolhouse: 4.9 mi
Museums: 39
Gardens: 26
  • Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Overlook: 3.5 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 6.0 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 12.4 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 12.8 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Silver Lake Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 12.4 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bear's Den Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNE 38°416 m4.5 mi
Baldwin HillNNE 31°411 m7.0 mi
Ward HillNNE 27°405 m5.9 mi
Pratt HillNNE 18°394 m7.0 mi
Orcutt HillWNW 289°394 m8.3 mi
Round TopNNE 14°388 m7.8 mi
Packard MountainWSW 251°386 m6.8 mi
Poor Farm HillW 278°384 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:30
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1615:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 609628 — Bald Hill, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358270885

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