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Flagg Hill

Flagg Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Flagg Hill rises to 139 m in Massachusetts. North Peak stands 192 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sureau, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49029240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
139 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46522, -71.49920

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.7 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 3.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.9 mi
  • stone pile: 4.1 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Stow Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 1.9 mi
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 54
Beaches: 34
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 19
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 11.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 22.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 24.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Flagg Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakW192 m6.0 mi
Oak HillNW187 m4.1 mi
Wataquadock HillWSW173 m6.9 mi
Prospect HillWNW171 m6.2 mi
Powder House HillWSW162 m5.6 mi
Vaughn HillsW158 m6.1 mi
Dean's HillWNW157 m5.8 mi
Pine HillWSW149 m6.1 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 solstice07:1315:3116:17

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611218 — Flagg Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272022

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