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Candle Hill

Candle Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Candle Hill, a peak in MassachusettsPi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Candle Hill rises to 51 m in Massachusetts. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south-southwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is City Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49017863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47398, -71.06283

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dunton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hesseltine Park: 0.5 mi
  • Warren Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Spring Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Colby Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Stone Chimney: 1.8 mi
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.5 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Steel Tower: 3.7 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 3.8 mi
Beaches
Museums
Artworks
  • Orange Dinosaur: 2.4 mi
  • Rock spiral: 3.6 mi
  • Mystic Musical Fence: 5.2 mi
  • Baldwin Green: 5.3 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 5.4 mi
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 3.2 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Anita's Garden: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 20.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Rail Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Candle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillSSW 211°92 m2.3 mi
Bear HillWSW 256°91 m2.3 mi
Castle RockNE 43°87.2 m1.4 mi
Burrill HillENE 74°87 m4.1 mi
Winthrop HillWSW 246°84 m2.4 mi
Boojum RockSSW 204°83 m2.6 mi
Crow HillNE 45°82.9 m1.5 mi
Taylor MountainWSW 247°81 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273013

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