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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 105 m in Massachusetts. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the west-southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Line, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4930041

Wikidata Q49011336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.63342, -71.49284

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Shady Glade - Trail Head: 1.9 mi
  • Mountain Lakes Club Field: 2.5 mi
  • Bridge Meadow Fields: 2.7 mi
  • Stony Brook canoe access: 3.0 mi
  • VFW FIeld: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Basinas Square: 2.7 mi
  • Bruce Wyatt Clements Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 3.5 mi
  • Harvey P Sargisson: 3.5 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 3.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 4.6 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 5.3 mi
  • SkyVenture: 6.2 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 6.2 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 6.2 mi
Museums
  • Westford Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Littlefield Library Museum: 4.6 mi
  • District 1 Schoolhouse: 6.1 mi
  • Old Pine Hill School House: 8.7 mi
  • YV Art Museum: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.4 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 11
  • Wamesit Falls: 9.9 mi
  • The Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Cascades: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 5.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillWSW 255°157 m3.2 mi
Prospect HillSW 232°149 m3.8 mi
Nissitissit HillsNW 317°149 m5.8 mi
Mount LebanonW 280°149 m6.0 mi
Brown LoafSW 233°141 m3.2 mi
Gibbet HillWSW 244°139 m3.7 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SSE 146°135 m4.7 mi
Pingry HillSSW 204°133 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611430 — Bear Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272185

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