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Hockanum Hill

Hockanum Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hockanum Hill rises to 254 m in Massachusetts. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilber Lot, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
254 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.62080, -72.33566

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Beech Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Barber Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Fall Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Fall Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Pitt Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Hazel's Park: 2.4 mi
  • Moores Pond Town Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Richard Anderson Square: 2.5 mi
  • Richard Anderson Square Park: 2.5 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Hazel's Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 5.6 mi
  • Indian Trail Marker: 5.8 mi
  • 1st Meetinghouse Marker: 5.9 mi
  • Old Burial Ground Marker: 5.9 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 34
  • Path Continues: 2.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.1 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • The Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
  • Table Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 6.4 mi
  • The Slab: 6.4 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 18
  • Wendell Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • North Garden: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Silver Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 9.4 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 12.1 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear's Den Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 20.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Hockanum Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceNNW 349°491 m5.0 mi
Crag MountainWNW 291°456 m4.5 mi
Brush MountainWNW 296°455 m4.9 mi
Bennetts KnobN 351°444 m5.2 mi
Mayo HillNNE 16°418 m6.8 mi
Mallard HillNNE 12°401 m6.3 mi
Orcutt HillSSW 200°394 m6.6 mi
Bear MountainWSW 243°389 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1715:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358270756

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