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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 109 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the west-southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberts Field, a park 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4932956.

Wikidata Q49020040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
109 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59870, -71.39284

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Gathering Rocks: 0.7 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 0.7 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 0.7 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 0.7 mi
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Parks
  • Roberts Field: 0.5 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Field: 1.5 mi
  • Chelmsford Town Common: 2.0 mi
  • 110 Baseball Fields: 2.3 mi
  • Highland Park: 2.6 mi
Gardens
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 3.2 mi
  • Gates Block Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Infinity garden: 5.3 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 52
Nature reserves
Beaches: 35
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Baby Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect Hill (468')WSW135 m2.9 mi
Millstone HillWNW127 m5.2 mi
Snake Meadow HillW123 m4.2 mi
Robbins HillESE122 m1.7 mi
Sparks HillSW120 m3.6 mi
Wilderness HillSW120 m6.2 mi
Starr HillSW120 m6.5 mi
Proctor HillWSW119 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272015

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