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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.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q49009784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
318 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.49314, -72.22592

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Historic sites
  • South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
  • South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
  • Williams Homestead Ruins: 3.7 mi
  • Grave's Landing: 4.3 mi
  • Dana Common Historical Rock: 4.9 mi
Parks
  • Town Common: 2.0 mi
  • Rocking Stone Park: 5.3 mi
  • Pine Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Orange Dog Park: 6.2 mi
  • Phillips Park: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 39
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
Gardens: 24
  • 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
  • South Garden: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Indian Kitchen: 6.0 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 12.4 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 12.8 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 13.7 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 17
Beaches: 16
  • 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
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear's Den Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNE416 m4.5 mi
Baldwin HillNNE411 m7.0 mi
Ward HillNNE405 m5.9 mi
Pratt HillNNE394 m7.0 mi
Orcutt HillWNW394 m8.3 mi
Round TopNNE388 m7.8 mi
Packard MountainWSW386 m6.8 mi
Poor Farm HillW384 m6.1 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

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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