Bear Hill
Bear Hill rises to 170 m in Massachusetts. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonegate, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 170 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 27 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mammoth Rock: 1.0 mi
- Peppercorn Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ockoocanganset Hill: 1.8 mi
- Christian Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pratt Hill: 2.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 3.4 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 7.3 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 10.6 mi
- Siegfried: 10.6 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 5.2 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 5.5 mi
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 8.0 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 9.6 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 6.3 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 7.3 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 1.1 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 3.3 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 4.6 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 5.7 mi
- War veterans memorial: 6.8 mi
- Reed Park: 2.2 mi
- Berry Acres Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Upton Common: 2.6 mi
- Collela"S Park: 2.7 mi
- Sawmill Field: 2.8 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 3.3 mi
- Teetering Rock: 4.8 mi
- Chattering Rock: 5.2 mi
- Old Black Oak: 6.6 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 9.0 mi
- Stonegate: 0.1 mi
- Forestside: 0.2 mi
- Canterbury: 0.4 mi
- Upton State Forest: 0.8 mi
- Deneen Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 4.7 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 6.1 mi
- Pleasure Point: 7.7 mi
- Stoddard Park: 8.0 mi
- Condo Rock: 4.3 mi
- The Wall: 4.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 14.2 mi
- 16-34: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | NW 311° | 212 m | 3.6 mi |
| Leland Hill | WSW 245° | 202 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | W 273° | 195 m | 5.1 mi |
| George Hill | W 259° | 183 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pratt Hill | SW 233° | 181 m | 2.6 mi |
| Green Hill | WNW 303° | 181 m | 6.6 mi |
| Potter Hill | W 269° | 181 m | 7.4 mi |
| Misoe Hill | S 183° | 180 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358275247
Day trips start here
- Upton · 3 mi
- Milford · 5 mi
- Ashland · 7 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 7 mi
- Boroughs · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 9 mi
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