Peak · Massachusetts
Flagg Hill
Flagg Hill rises to 139 m in Massachusetts. North Peak stands 192 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. 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
- 7.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Flagg Hill: 0.5 mi
- Sureau: 0.8 mi
- Flerra Meadows: 0.9 mi
- Dunn Land: 0.9 mi
- Shepherd Memorial Woodlands: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Wright Hill: 1.4 mi
- Warren Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pilot Grove Hill: 1.7 mi
- Marble Hill: 1.9 mi
- Patch Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Mead Stone: 1.5 mi
- Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 1.5 mi
- Stow War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Henry Gardner house site: 2.4 mi
- Isaac Davis Home Site: 2.9 mi
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
Parks
- Elm Street Fields: 1.8 mi
- Town Center Park: 2.0 mi
- Jones Field: 2.0 mi
- Rockland Soccer Fields: 2.3 mi
- Stow Memorial Athletic Field: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Discovery Museum: 2.2 mi
- West School Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 2.6 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
- YV Art Museum: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 2.5 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 2.6 mi
- Chime Wall: 3.1 mi
- Amadinda: 3.1 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 6.4 mi
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
Beaches: 35
- 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
Picnic sites: 22
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Farmers Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 8.7 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Wamesit Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cascades: 16.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 18.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 20.1 mi
- The Falls: 20.3 mi
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
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 9.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Flagg Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | W 267° | 192 m | 6.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 312° | 187 m | 4.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 324° | 187 m | 4.3 mi |
| Wataquadock Hill | WSW 254° | 173 m | 6.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 295° | 171 m | 6.2 mi |
| Powder House Hill | WSW 251° | 162 m | 5.6 mi |
| Vaughn Hills | W 266° | 158 m | 6.1 mi |
| Dean's Hill | WNW 298° | 157 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
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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