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Beech Hill

Beech Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Hill rises to 350 m in Massachusetts. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldwin Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49011813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
350 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57443, -71.92806

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Baldwin Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Ray Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Barber Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bean Porridge Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Dunn Park: 2.1 mi
  • Crocker Pond Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
  • Sweeney Memorial Playground: 2.5 mi
  • Westminster Town Common: 2.5 mi
  • Stedman Playground: 2.8 mi
Attractions
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 2.1 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 2.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 2.8 mi
  • Painted Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Observation Tower: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 4.3 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.8 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 10.9 mi
  • South Royalston Chicken: 11.9 mi
  • CAVA: 16.6 mi
Museums: 36
Gardens: 35
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 25
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 7.2 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 7.8 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 9.3 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Emerson Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cascades: 6.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Beech Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettSSE 160°609 m6.3 mi
Little Watatic MountainN 5°478 m7.3 mi
Little WachusettSSE 166°476 m7.9 mi
Fisher HillN 10°468 m7.5 mi
Blood HillNNE 28°461 m7.7 mi
Pine HillSSE 155°440 m6.7 mi
Mount HungerNNE 20°439 m5.9 mi
Jewell HillNE 37°429 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564706861483828
Precip in3.53.34.44.24.04.23.93.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358271114

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