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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 91 m in Massachusetts. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4930043

Wikidata Q49011332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
91 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46593, -71.10728

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • William F. Buckley Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Stoneham Common: 1.1 mi
  • Davidson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Recreation Park: 1.1 mi
  • Leonard Field: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Virginia Wood: 1.2 mi
  • Silver mine: 1.4 mi
  • Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 1.7 mi
  • Woburn Moose Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 2.3 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Artworks
  • Rock spiral: 2.2 mi
  • Baldwin Green: 3.6 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 4.1 mi
  • The Cannon: 4.1 mi
  • My Boys: 4.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 2.7 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Alex's Place: 4.1 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 9.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 7.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.5 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillWSW 247°110 m4.2 mi
Zion HillWSW 259°107 m3.8 mi
Turkey HillSW 235°107 m4.1 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 245°105 m3.3 mi
Cairn HillSE 143°92 m1.8 mi
Whispering HillW 277°88 m4.2 mi
Castle RockENE 64°87.2 m3.6 mi
Horn Pond MountainW 261°86 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612700 — Bear Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358273001

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