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Jericho Hill

Jericho Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jericho Hill rises to 161 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Barberry Farms Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49039720, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32787, -71.56340

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Historic sites: 57
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 1.4 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 2.8 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 3.9 mi
  • WW2?: 4.0 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 4.2 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions: 55
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 2.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.2 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 6.3 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.3 mi
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 7.2 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 33
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Site 9: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emerson Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Jericho Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillENE183 m6.0 mi
Sligo HillNNW172 m1.4 mi
Newtons HillSSW166 m3.2 mi
Pleasant HillNNE164 m1.0 mi
Fairmount HillNE161 m1.1 mi
West HillN160 m2.0 mi
Mount PisgahWNW160 m5.5 mi
Sulphur HillWNW159 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611355 — Jericho Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272134

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