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Bright Hill

Bright Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Bright Hill, a peak in MassachusettsJohn Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bright Hill rises to 120 m in Massachusetts. Misoe Hill stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles River Farms, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09593, -71.42034

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Franklin Sculpture Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dean Junior College Longley Field: 1.0 mi
  • Franklin Town Common: 1.1 mi
  • Dean Junior College Historic District: 1.5 mi
  • Theron Metcalf Field: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 2.2 mi
  • William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 5.1 mi
  • Old Foundation: 5.6 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 6.5 mi
  • Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 7.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Chattering Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Cumberlandite: 6.6 mi
  • 16: 6.7 mi
  • 15: 6.7 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 40
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 8.5 mi
  • 1: 8.5 mi
  • 35: 8.5 mi
  • 16-34: 8.5 mi
  • 15: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 33
  • The Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Condo Rock: 6.8 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 12.1 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 12.3 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Bright Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Misoe HillWNW 285°180 m8.5 mi
Peppercorn HillNW 311°174 m9.6 mi
Magomiscock HillWNW 302°171 m7.6 mi
Beacon Pole HillSSW 192°162 m7.2 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 255°162 m8.1 mi
Pond HillW 273°156 m8.0 mi
West HillW 275°155 m8.8 mi
Inman HillWSW 258°154 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611660 — Bright Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272357

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