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Birch Hill

Birch Hill rises to 121 m in Massachusetts. North Peak stands 192 m to the west-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Amadinda, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
121 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41870, -71.51201

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Leggett: 0.3 mi
  • Bolton Land: 0.5 mi
  • Rising/Cohen: 0.5 mi
  • Pine Point Lot: 0.7 mi
  • Spindle Hill: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Foundation: 0.3 mi
  • Stow War Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Henry Gardner house site: 1.7 mi
  • Old Well: 2.0 mi
  • Bent Ice House: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 0.5 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 0.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 0.6 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 3.2 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Boon Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Town Center Park: 1.4 mi
  • Stow Memorial Athletic Field: 1.4 mi
  • Delaney Wildlife management area: 2.8 mi
  • Cherry Street Field and Playground: 3.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 36
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 17.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 22.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Birch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakWNW 299°192 m6.1 mi
Nobscot HillSSE 147°183 m6.0 mi
Wataquadock HillWNW 282°173 m6.1 mi
Sligo HillSSW 211°172 m5.7 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 204°164 m5.8 mi
Powder House HillWNW 287°162 m4.8 mi
Fairmount HillSSW 200°161 m5.8 mi
West HillSW 215°160 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611189 — Birch Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272007

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