Bear Hill
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
- 5.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 22.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jack Walsh Field: 0.2 mi
- NARA Park: 1.9 mi
- Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Westford Town Common: 2.9 mi
- Center Park: 3.1 mi
- Great Elm Parcel: 0.4 mi
- Carlisle Meadows: 0.9 mi
- Old Quarry: 0.9 mi
- Carlisle Meadows: 1.0 mi
- Carlisle Conservation Foundation: 1.0 mi
- Little Bear Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rail Tree Hill: 0.9 mi
- Burns Hill 325': 2.2 mi
- Sparks Hill 400': 2.2 mi
- Nashoba Hill: 2.2 mi
- YV Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Westford Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Discovery Museum: 6.2 mi
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 6.6 mi
- Cow Tunnel: 2.4 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 2.6 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 2.6 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 3.2 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 3.2 mi
- Quarry Stone: 2.9 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 3.1 mi
- Goddess of Liberty: 3.1 mi
- Westford Knight: 3.2 mi
- Daisy Memorial Bench: 3.3 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Infinity garden: 3.2 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 4.5 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 10.2 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 14.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 7.9 mi
- The Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cascades: 20.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 20.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 25.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 2.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.1 mi
- Haywardville: 17.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill (468') | NW 320° | 135 m | 2.8 mi |
| Pingry Hill | W 274° | 133 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | WNW 289° | 131 m | 6.9 mi |
| Millstone Hill | NW 319° | 127 m | 6.5 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | NW 317° | 123 m | 5.2 mi |
| Robbins Hill | NE 38° | 122 m | 3.4 mi |
| Sparks Hill | WNW 300° | 120 m | 2.3 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | WSW 256° | 120 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
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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