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Indian Head Hill

Indian Head Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Head Hill rises to 103 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north-northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49038487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
103 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.30760, -71.42034

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Simpson Park: 0.4 mi
  • River Park: 0.6 mi
  • Victory Recreation Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Furber Park: 0.7 mi
  • Frank Galvani Athletic Complex: 1.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 0.9 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 2.6 mi
  • LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Ordway Brothers Square: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 2.7 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 5.2 mi
  • Southborough Town Pound: 5.7 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 54
  • Learned Pond Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Fairy Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 5.7 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 5.8 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.2 mi
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 37
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 3.0 mi
  • Condo Rock: 10.1 mi
  • The Wall: 10.1 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Farmers Cliff: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Site 9: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.1 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Indian Head Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNNW183 m3.0 mi
Gibbs MountainWNW153 m3.6 mi
Doeskin HillNW152 m3.2 mi
Spoon HillNW146 m6.6 mi
Fairview HillWSW140 m6.3 mi
Farm HillWNW139 m6.0 mi
Juniper HillNW136 m2.7 mi
Wildcat HillWSW132 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272274

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