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Fairmount Hill

Fairmount Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fairmount Hill rises to 161 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Artemas Ward Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34037, -71.55090

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Artemas Ward Park: 0.2 mi
  • John Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Union Square: 0.6 mi
  • Women Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kelleher Field: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 0.4 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 0.6 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 2.9 mi
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 4.4 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 2.0 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.2 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.3 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.3 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.0 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascades: 19.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillE 86°183 m5.2 mi
Sligo HillWNW 297°172 m1.1 mi
Newtons HillSSW 202°166 m4.2 mi
Pleasant HillW 279°164 m0.4 mi
Jericho HillSW 216°161 m1.1 mi
West HillNW 317°160 m1.5 mi
Sulphur HillW 279°159 m5.3 mi
Mount NeboSSW 194°157 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611333 — Fairmount Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272121

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