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Dolbier Hill

Dolbier Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Dolbier Hill rises to 389 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is World War I Memorial, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
389 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.54592, -72.05786

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • The Common: 0.9 mi
  • Kermit Coleman Field: 1.7 mi
  • Pulaski Playground: 3.5 mi
  • Greenwood Playground: 3.5 mi
  • Houghton Park: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Mine Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Canesto Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Ragged Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Crow Hill: 3.5 mi
Attractions
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 4.3 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 4.6 mi
  • The Barre Cross: 5.7 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 7.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.9 mi
Artworks
  • South Royalston Chicken: 7.4 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.4 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 9.6 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 16.9 mi
  • Folly: 21.2 mi
Museums: 30
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 4.4 mi
  • Gardner Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Fisher Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 8.7 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
Gardens: 25
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 6.7 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Doane's Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Cascades: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Dolbier Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillW 269°416 m5.8 mi
Baldwin HillWNW 295°411 m5.5 mi
Town Line HillNNE 30°406 m7.3 mi
Ward HillWNW 286°405 m6.1 mi
Canesto HillSSE 168°400 m2.2 mi
Church RockESE 105°398 m7.8 mi
Pratt HillWNW 295°394 m7.1 mi
Mount PleasantN 5°393 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1219:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828
Precip in3.53.23.93.73.64.54.44.34.34.93.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 609908 — Dolbier Hill, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358271057

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