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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Bear Hill, a peak in Massachusetts4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Bear Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Bear Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0

Bear Hill rises to 89 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Camp 2 Foundation, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4930044

Wikidata Q49011331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
89 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.37898, -71.26700

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Old Camp 2 Foundation: 0.6 mi
  • Richard Saivetz '69: 0.9 mi
  • Usen Castle: 1.0 mi
  • Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 1.1 mi
  • Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Cedarwood Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Nipper Maher Park: 1.0 mi
  • Czarnowski Field: 1.3 mi
  • Drake Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Thompson Playground: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Ponyhenge: 3.5 mi
  • vernal pool: 4.3 mi
  • Bowman Tavern: 4.7 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Paul Revere Capture Site: 4.9 mi
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Site 9: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 0.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNE 45°135 m1.0 mi
Little ProspectENE 56°133 m0.7 mi
Reeves HillWSW 242°122 m4.9 mi
Whipple HillNE 44°110 m6.1 mi
Loring HillNNE 21°109 m4.4 mi
Doublet HillS 190°108 m2.1 mi
Granny HillNNE 25°108 m5.6 mi
Turkey HillNE 52°107 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272404

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