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Farm Hill

Farm Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Farm Hill rises to 65 m in Massachusetts. Mount Pisgah stands 105 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is A.P. Rounds Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49028579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
65 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.49232, -71.09311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • A.P. Rounds Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Joseph C. Cerrone Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pomeworth Field: 0.5 mi
  • Moulton Field: 0.8 mi
  • Stoneham Common: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 60
Artworks: 60
  • Baldwin Green: 3.4 mi
  • Rock spiral: 4.1 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.4 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 6.0 mi
  • The Cannon: 6.0 mi
Beaches
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Baby Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Revere Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lynn Beach: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 55
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 4.3 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Alex's Place: 6.1 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
  • Stone Chimney: 2.6 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 3.0 mi
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 3.5 mi
  • Steel Tower: 5.1 mi
  • Echo Rock: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 20.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Rail Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of Farm Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahSW105 m4.9 mi
Cairn HillS92 m3.3 mi
Castle RockE87 m2.5 mi
Horn Pond MountainSW86 m4.0 mi
Winthrop HillSSW84 m2.4 mi
Boojum RockS83 m3.7 mi
Crow HillE83 m2.6 mi
Taylor MountainSSW81 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273022

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