Bright Hill
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
- 6.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 19.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 25.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 7 mi
- Lookout Point · 9 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Niagara Hall: 5.7 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 6.9 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 8.0 mi
- Museum of Work and Culture: 8.3 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 8.0 mi
- Tom Brady: 8.0 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 8.6 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 10.5 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Magotty Hill: 2.4 mi
- Millers Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Julia's Garden: 8.6 mi
- West Common: 11.2 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 11.9 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 12.0 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 12.0 mi
- 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
- Chattering Rock: 6.1 mi
- Teetering Rock: 6.3 mi
- Cumberlandite: 6.6 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 10.5 mi
- King Philip Rock: 12.3 mi
- Chilson Beach: 0.9 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 3.8 mi
- Stoddard Park: 6.4 mi
- Pleasure Point: 6.5 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Charles River Farms: 0.4 mi
- Dawn Marie Circle: 1.4 mi
- David Road: 1.7 mi
- Charles River Land: 2.1 mi
- Conservation Land: 2.1 mi
- 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
- 16-34: 8.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 21.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 21.6 mi
- 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
- Cascade Brook Falls: 16.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 24.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misoe Hill | WNW 285° | 180 m | 8.5 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | NW 311° | 174 m | 9.6 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | WNW 302° | 171 m | 7.6 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | SSW 192° | 162 m | 7.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 255° | 162 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pond Hill | W 273° | 156 m | 8.0 mi |
| West Hill | W 275° | 155 m | 8.8 mi |
| Inman Hill | WSW 258° | 154 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
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
Day trips start here
- Franklin · 1 mi
- Milford · 6 mi
- Blackstone · 8 mi
- Woonsocket · 8 mi
- Cumberland · 9 mi
- Foxborough · 9 mi
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