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Bird's Hill

Bird's Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Bird's Hill, a peak in MassachusettsNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Bird's Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Bird's Hill rises to 92 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rebecca Perry Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49012997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
92 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.28204, -71.21644

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rebecca Perry Park: 0.1 mi
  • Beaufort Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hatfield Park: 0.4 mi
  • Coulton Park: 0.6 mi
  • DeFazio Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens: 57
  • Wildflower Patch: 2.5 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Bob's Island: 3.2 mi
  • Trial Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Shade Garden: 4.5 mi
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
  • North Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 3.6 mi
  • South Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Needham Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
  • Helen Heyn Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
  • Rosemary Lake: 1.3 mi
  • Upper Charles River Reservation: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 45
Cliffs: 43
  • The Alcove: 3.6 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 3.6 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 3.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 3.7 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Oak Lea: 6.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 6.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 7.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 5.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Bird's Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillSW137 m5.4 mi
Cedar HillSSW134 m5.6 mi
Pegan HillWSW125 m5.0 mi
Strawberry HillSSW114 m3.8 mi
Powissett PeakSSW112 m4.1 mi
Mine HillSW111 m6.1 mi
Noanet PeakSW110 m4.1 mi
Doublet HillNNW108 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272749

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