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Cowdry Hill

Cowdry Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cowdry Hill rises to 87 m in Massachusetts. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the west-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is West Meadows, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
87 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60231, -71.49395

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mountain Lakes Club Field: 1.4 mi
  • VFW FIeld: 1.4 mi
  • Stony Brook canoe access: 1.6 mi
  • Forge Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 1.7 mi
  • Harvey P Sargisson: 1.7 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Basinas Square: 2.8 mi
Gardens
  • Westford Community Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 7.2 mi
Artworks
  • Forest Bells: 2.8 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 8.8 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 8.8 mi
  • Hydro: 9.5 mi
  • Mill Girls Sculpture: 9.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 3.8 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 5.6 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 5.6 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 5.6 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.6 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wamesit Falls: 10.1 mi
  • The Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Cascades: 15.8 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 17.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 4.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Cowdry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillWNW 293°157 m3.3 mi
Prospect HillW 266°149 m2.9 mi
Brown LoafW 276°141 m2.5 mi
Gibbet HillW 279°139 m3.4 mi
Prospect Hill (468')ESE 124°135 m3.2 mi
Pingry HillSW 216°133 m4.2 mi
Baralock HillNW 311°132 m2.6 mi
Rocky HillSW 231°131 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611210 — Cowdry Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272020

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