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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 86 m in Massachusetts. Doublet Hill stands 108 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Chestnut Hill Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
86 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33065, -71.16228

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Chestnut Hill Historic District: 0.1 mi
  • Pine Tree Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Chestnut Hill Reservation: 0.4 mi
  • Mod Quad: 0.5 mi
  • Cassidy Playground: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.1 mi
  • North Beach: 7.6 mi
  • South Beach: 7.9 mi
Gardens
  • Penniman Road Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • School Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Lawton Park Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 45
  • Lower Cliff: 0.7 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 0.7 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 0.8 mi
  • The Alcove: 0.8 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Pine Knoll: 4.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 4.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 6.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 4.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doublet HillWNW 282°108 m5.9 mi
Maugus HillWSW 256°101 m5.6 mi
Single Tree HillSE 135°100 m0.7 mi
Waban HillNW 316°98 m0.9 mi
Bellevue HillSSE 166°94 m3.9 mi
Bird's HillSW 220°92 m4.4 mi
Mount WalleySE 141°91 m2.0 mi
Wellington HillNNW 343°91 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358268820

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