Fort Hill
Fort Hill rises to 241 m in Massachusetts. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 241 m
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 22.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pearl Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bayberry Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pearl Hill: 2.5 mi
- Juniper Hill: 3.0 mi
- TAYBS Craven Field: 2.1 mi
- TAYBS Spaulding Fields: 3.4 mi
- Upper Common: 3.6 mi
- Saima Park: 3.7 mi
- Town Common: 3.9 mi
- Kater Fields: 2.2 mi
- Howard St Access to Mulpus Brook: 2.5 mi
- Trapfall Brook Access: 3.1 mi
- Table Rock Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Greenville Road Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Fitchburg Creamery: 4.1 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 5.2 mi
- Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Steam Turbine Monument: 5.5 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 7.0 mi
- CAVA: 7.1 mi
- Observatory: 7.1 mi
- Cell I: 7.1 mi
- Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 7.1 mi
- Painted Rock: 5.6 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 6.8 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Whale Rock: 6.9 mi
- Moses' Rock: 7.0 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 5.1 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 5.2 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Katie's Garden: 11.4 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 6.0 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Swimming Hole: 6.4 mi
- Wilder Beach: 6.6 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 0.9 mi
- Cascades: 7.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 8.0 mi
- The Falls: 9.9 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 10.7 mi
- Ice Fall: 13.1 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 13.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 20.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 23.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 20.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 10.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Watatic | WNW 294° | 555 m | 6.3 mi |
| Nutting Hill | WNW 297° | 491 m | 6.8 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | W 281° | 478 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WNW 283° | 468 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blood Hill | WNW 283° | 461 m | 4.0 mi |
| Emerson Hill | WNW 303° | 460 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Hunger | W 266° | 439 m | 5.5 mi |
| Binney Hill | NW 306° | 435 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Coop, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 610216 — Fort Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358271310
Day trips start here
- Fitchburg · 5 mi
- Leominster · 9 mi
- Ashburnham · 10 mi
- Shirley · 10 mi
- Townsend · 10 mi
- Westminster · 10 mi
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