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Juniper Hill

Juniper Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Juniper Hill rises to 278 m in Massachusetts. New Ipswich Mountain stands 563 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenville Road Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
278 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.70346, -71.78311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • TAYBS Craven Field: 2.7 mi
  • Mason Railroad Trail: 3.4 mi
  • Townsend State Forest Parking Area: 4.1 mi
  • TAYBS Spaulding Fields: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Common: 4.4 mi
Artworks
  • CAVA: 5.8 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 5.8 mi
  • Cell I: 5.8 mi
  • Windows Into Big Bear Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • She Lifted Her Heart and Floated Away: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 44
  • Ashby Historical Society: 2.6 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 7.9 mi
  • Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Lunenburg Historical Society: 8.1 mi
  • Fitchburg Art Museum: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 36
  • Sundial Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 9.0 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 12.8 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Swimming Hole: 7.9 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 8.9 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Trap Falls: 2.1 mi
  • The Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Cascades: 10.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.9 mi
  • River Road Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Juniper Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New Ipswich MountainWNW 293°563 m7.4 mi
Barrett MountainWNW 301°561 m7.8 mi
Mount WataticW 265°555 m5.6 mi
Pratt MountainWNW 287°551 m7.2 mi
Kidder MountainNW 318°549 m7.5 mi
Stony TopWNW 290°531 m7.3 mi
Wildcat HillNW 316°529 m7.8 mi
Nutting HillW 271°491 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1515:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222532445463696760483828
Precip in3.43.34.24.43.74.33.63.84.25.44.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville 1 NNE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 610226 — Juniper Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358271320

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