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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 105 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Walsh Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4930040

Wikidata Q49011335, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54593, -71.40617

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 6.0 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 7.3 mi
  • Rembering Center School: 7.4 mi
  • The Patriot: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 47
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 7.9 mi
  • The Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Cascades: 20.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect Hill (468')NW 320°135 m2.8 mi
Pingry HillW 274°133 m6.9 mi
Rocky HillWNW 289°131 m6.9 mi
Millstone HillNW 319°127 m6.5 mi
Snake Meadow HillNW 317°123 m5.2 mi
Robbins HillNE 38°122 m3.4 mi
Sparks HillWNW 300°120 m2.3 mi
Wilderness HillWSW 256°120 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

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 611188 — Bear Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272006

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