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Dead Horse Hill

Dead Horse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Dead Horse Hill rises to 253 m in Massachusetts. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorothy Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49023854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22232, -71.86396

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dorothy Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Denny Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Crowl Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Leicester Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • New Balance Fields: 0.9 mi
  • Ty Cobb Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kettle Brook Conservation Area GWLT: 1.1 mi
  • Prospect Parkway Field: 1.2 mi
  • Apricot Street Playground: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Goddard Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • War Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Grand Army of the Republic Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Coombs Memorial (Worcester Firemen's Monument): 2.1 mi
  • Canadian Cross: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 1.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Orthodox Altar: 1.8 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 1.9 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 2.4 mi
  • Sigmund Freud: 2.9 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 26
Gardens: 25
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 3.0 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 3.5 mi
  • Secret Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Lawn Garden: 11.9 mi
Museums: 24
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cargill Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Cascades: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 18.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Dead Horse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Asnebumskit HillNNW 343°421 m5.7 mi
Little Asnebumskit HillNNW 342°399 m6.4 mi
Elliott HillNW 325°359 m5.0 mi
Cooper HillNNW 333°358 m5.5 mi
Howe HillNNW 335°352 m5.0 mi
Moose HillNW 308°331 m6.2 mi
Stonehouse HillN 1°330 m6.2 mi
Long HillWSW 251°328 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358271663

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