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Castle Hill

Castle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Hill rises to 86 m in Massachusetts. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Donnelly Property, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
86 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20779, -71.30891

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • McCarthy Park: 1.1 mi
  • Meeting House Pond: 1.4 mi
  • Baxter Park: 1.5 mi
  • Pheasant Hill Park: 3.2 mi
  • Oak Grove Farm: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • 1: 3.1 mi
  • 2: 3.1 mi
  • 15: 3.1 mi
  • 14: 3.1 mi
  • 16: 3.1 mi
Beaches
  • Shapiro Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 3.7 mi
  • South Beach: 3.9 mi
  • North Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 48
  • The Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Condo Rock: 10.2 mi
  • The Alcove: 10.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 10.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Site 9: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.9 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Castle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillSE 140°163 m7.6 mi
Snow HillNE 43°137 m1.5 mi
Cedar HillENE 74°134 m1.7 mi
Bald HillW 274°132 m6.9 mi
Miller HillW 263°129 m7.6 mi
Pegan HillN 5°125 m3.0 mi
Brush HillNW 308°121 m4.9 mi
Strawberry HillNE 55°114 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737264534334
Precip in3.93.44.84.43.64.23.64.03.75.04.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272497

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