Belfry Hill
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Belfry Hill rises to 70 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Belfry Hill Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49011887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 70 m
How to reach it
- On the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belfry Hill Park: 0.0 mi
- Lexington Battle Green: 0.1 mi
- Emery Park: 0.1 mi
- Center Recreation Complex: 0.3 mi
- Hastings Park: 0.4 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 0.1 mi
- The "Something Is Being Done" Monument: 0.1 mi
- The Revolutionary Monument: 0.1 mi
- Albert B Lester: 0.6 mi
- Cary Coovert: 1.1 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 0.1 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 0.9 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 1.2 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 3.1 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 0.1 mi
- The Minute Man: 1.1 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 1.1 mi
- watering trough: 1.9 mi
- Dog Statue: 3.7 mi
- Merriam Hill: 0.3 mi
- Granny Hill: 0.6 mi
- Turners Hill: 0.6 mi
- Robinson Hill: 0.6 mi
- Loring Hill: 0.7 mi
- Vyne Brook Village: 0.4 mi
- Hastings Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Ada Govan Bird Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- 14 MORGAN RD: 0.7 mi
- Hammerhill Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.6 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 3.6 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.9 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.9 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 1.7 mi
- vernal pool: 1.9 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 2.5 mi
- Bloody Angle: 3.5 mi
- RR Semaphore: 4.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.5 mi
- Baby Beach: 8.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Crag 1: 7.8 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Lunch Wall: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 4.2 mi
- Valley Shelter: 4.4 mi
- Boathouse: 19.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.3 mi
- Rainshed: 19.3 mi
- Boston Light: 19.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 10.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 12.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 18.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.7 mi
- Haywardville: 7.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Belfry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSW 196° | 135 m | 4.3 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSW 196° | 133 m | 4.5 mi |
| Whipple Hill | E 100° | 110 m | 2.4 mi |
| Loring Hill | SSW 204° | 109 m | 0.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | ENE 62° | 108 m | 0.6 mi |
| Zion Hill | E 80° | 107 m | 2.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 110° | 107 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 262° | 106 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612146 — Belfry Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358272641
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