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Crane Hill

Crane Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Crane Hill rises to 146 m in Massachusetts. Bartlett Hill stands 201 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Stirrup Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
146 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32315, -71.58395

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Williams Street Field: 1.2 mi
  • Jericho Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Korean War Vet Park: 1.7 mi
  • Stevens Howe Park: 1.7 mi
  • Watson Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.3 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 2.5 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 2.6 mi
  • WW2?: 2.9 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 3.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • horseshoe sculpture: 3.1 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 7.3 mi
  • Pan Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Amadinda: 7.6 mi
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 3.3 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.0 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.1 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.1 mi
  • Log Chair: 7.3 mi
Museums
Beaches: 36
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascades: 19.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mystery Spring: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Crane Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bartlett HillW 270°201 m5.2 mi
Ball HillWNW 292°195 m5.2 mi
Barnes HillWNW 303°195 m5.3 mi
Sligo HillNNE 24°172 m1.8 mi
Boston HillSW 231°172 m5.3 mi
Barnard HillW 279°172 m5.8 mi
Newtons HillS 177°166 m2.7 mi
Pleasant HillNE 47°164 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611324 — Crane Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272115

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