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Bucks Hill

Bucks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bucks Hill rises to 75 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chiesa Farm, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49016333, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
75 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46204, -71.21894

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Bowman Tavern: 2.2 mi
  • vernal pool: 2.8 mi
  • Paul Revere Capture Site: 3.2 mi
  • Bloody Angle: 4.1 mi
  • RR Semaphore: 4.2 mi
Gardens
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Courtyard: 3.4 mi
  • The Kindness Rocks Project: 3.5 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 3.7 mi
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Baby Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Revere Beach: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Site 1: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 5.3 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 5.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Bucks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSSW 199°135 m5.4 mi
Little ProspectSSW 199°133 m5.6 mi
Whipple HillSE 127°110 m2.3 mi
Loring HillSSW 209°109 m1.8 mi
Granny HillS 186°108 m0.7 mi
Zion HillESE 103°107 m2.1 mi
Turkey HillSE 131°107 m3.1 mi
Mount PisgahESE 112°105 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4420:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737163514132
Precip in3.73.44.83.93.84.13.83.93.74.94.14.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 606465 — Bucks Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358268828

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