Peak · Massachusetts
Cowdry Hill
Cowdry Hill rises to 57 m in Massachusetts. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 57 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.50398, -71.09311
- 6.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Eagle Rock · 21 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 0.4 mi
- Farm Hill: 0.8 mi
- Scotland Hill: 1.3 mi
- Long Woods Hills: 1.5 mi
- Carters Hill: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 4.2 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 5.2 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 5.9 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Moulton Field: 0.7 mi
- A.P. Rounds Playground: 0.7 mi
- Leach Park: 0.8 mi
- Joseph C. Cerrone Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Hiker Monument and Rockery: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 0.8 mi
- Floral Way: 1.0 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Woburn Moose Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Virginia Wood: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Pinevale: 1.1 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 1.4 mi
- Mill River Floodplain: 1.7 mi
- Old Town Wells: 1.7 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 3.0 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.3 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.3 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.8 mi
- Revere Beach: 8.2 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 3.3 mi
- Rock spiral: 4.9 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 5.0 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 6.8 mi
- The Cannon: 6.8 mi
Attractions
- Stone Chimney: 3.4 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.8 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 4.4 mi
- Steel Tower: 5.2 mi
- Echo Rock: 5.4 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 4.9 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 5.1 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Alex's Place: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Lookout Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Crag 1: 4.5 mi
- Skull Cliff: 4.6 mi
- The Cellar: 5.5 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 3.2 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: 8
- Boathouse: 15.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.0 mi
- Rainshed: 16.0 mi
- Boston Light: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 10.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 4.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.5 mi
- Newbury Falls: 18.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 4.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.4 mi
- Rail Spring: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 2.8 mi
- Dogtown: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Cowdry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | S 175° | 92 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 195° | 91 m | 2.7 mi |
| Greenleaf Mountain | W 262° | 89 m | 5.3 mi |
| Whispering Hill | WSW 246° | 88 m | 5.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | ESE 113° | 87.2 m | 2.7 mi |
| Horn Pond Mountain | SW 228° | 86 m | 4.5 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | SSW 193° | 84 m | 3.1 mi |
| Boojum Rock | S 174° | 83 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358268854
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