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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

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: 60
  • 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
Artworks: 60
  • 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
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Revere Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Baby Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Short Beach: 8.2 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 56
  • 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
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 22
  • 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: 6
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 HillWSW110 m4.2 mi
Zion HillWSW107 m3.8 mi
Turkey HillSW107 m4.1 mi
Mount PisgahWSW105 m3.3 mi
Cairn HillSE92 m1.8 mi
Whispering HillW88 m4.2 mi
Castle RockENE87 m3.6 mi
Horn Pond MountainW86 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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