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Indian Head Hill

Indian Head Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Head Hill rises to 123 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ward, a peak 0.7 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49038488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
123 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34593, -71.50368

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ghiloni Park: 1.0 mi
  • Carisbrooke Park: 1.4 mi
  • The Wayside Inn: 2.0 mi
  • Stevens Street Land: 2.0 mi
  • John Street Park: 2.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites: 59
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.7 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 5.0 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 5.1 mi
  • Old Foundation: 5.4 mi
Gardens
Attractions: 55
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 3.4 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.5 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 4.5 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.6 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 34
  • Memorial Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 24
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Site 9: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Indian Head Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillE183 m2.8 mi
Sligo HillW172 m3.4 mi
Pleasant HillW164 m2.8 mi
Fairmount HillW161 m2.4 mi
Jericho HillWSW161 m3.3 mi
West HillWNW160 m3.5 mi
Mount NeboSW157 m4.9 mi
Bear HillW154 m3.9 mi

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 solstice07:1315:3216:17

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611352 — Indian Head Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272131

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