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Bucks Hill

Bucks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bucks Hill rises to 137 m in Massachusetts. Woonsocket Hill stands 180 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is West Heights Conservation Rest, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03343, -71.40367

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • King Street Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Fletcher Field: 3.1 mi
  • Theron Metcalf Field: 3.3 mi
  • Schofield Farm: 3.5 mi
  • Dean Junior College Historic District: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Cumberlandite: 3.4 mi
  • 16: 9.8 mi
  • 13: 9.9 mi
  • 15: 9.9 mi
  • 14: 9.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 3.4 mi
  • William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Anthony J. Rezza Memorial Sitting Area Plaque: 4.9 mi
  • The George E. Kissick Memorial Recreation Center Plaque: 4.9 mi
  • Sunrise Hill Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Statue of Hachikō: 6.0 mi
  • Tom Brady: 8.2 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 8.6 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 8.6 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 45
  • Sweatt Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Frank Moody State Beach: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 32
Picnic sites: 23
  • 1: 5.0 mi
  • 36: 5.0 mi
  • 35: 5.1 mi
  • 16-34: 5.1 mi
  • 2: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 6.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Bucks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woonsocket HillWSW 243°180 m8.6 mi
Whortleberry HillSW 234°169 m7.7 mi
Beacon Pole HillSW 222°162 m3.6 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 284°162 m9.0 mi
Pond HillWNW 298°156 m10.1 mi
Rocky HillSW 218°155 m9.0 mi
Inman HillWNW 291°154 m7.9 mi
Catamint HillSW 223°152 m3.1 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 solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272360

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