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Dresser Hill

Dresser Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Dresser Hill, a peak in MassachusettsPeter Cooper Jr. · CC0
Dresser Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
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Dresser Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
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Dresser Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
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Dresser Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
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Dresser Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Dresser Hill rises to 261 m in Massachusetts. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blood Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
261 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.09454, -71.96896
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blood Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Prindle Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Bonners Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mugget Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Prindle Lake Park: 1.9 mi
  • Charlton Town Common: 2.7 mi
  • Henry Street Field: 3.3 mi
  • Southbridge Town Common: 3.3 mi
  • Joe Capillo Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Cellar Hole: 5.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Motion: 2.6 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 10.3 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 11.9 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 12.3 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 12.9 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 22
  • Herb Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Small House Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Woodstock Town Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Streeter Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Lashaway Park Town Beach: 10.5 mi
  • West Brookfield Town Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cargill Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Cascade: 21.3 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 7.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Dresser Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Mugget HillN 358°328 m5.1 mi
Long HillN 2°328 m7.0 mi
Flat HillN 2°324 m7.6 mi
Hatchet HillSW 230°313 m7.5 mi
Doane HillNNW 336°310 m6.3 mi
Williams HillN 352°304 m4.6 mi
Casey HillNNW 342°303 m6.8 mi
Mugget HillNNE 13°299 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358271300

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