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Katahdin Hill

Katahdin Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Katahdin Hill rises to 90 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fiske Hill Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
90 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.45454, -71.26617

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • FIt Trail Park and Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Flightline Park: 0.9 mi
  • Integration Park: 1.1 mi
  • Garfield Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • The Kindness Rocks Project: 2.4 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 2.6 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 2.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Peace, Love, Music: 1.9 mi
  • The Patriot: 2.5 mi
  • Rembering Center School: 2.7 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 2.7 mi
  • Street Ball: 2.8 mi
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 4.5 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 4.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 11.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Katahdin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillS 172°135 m4.6 mi
Little ProspectS 173°133 m4.8 mi
Whipple HillESE 102°110 m4.3 mi
Loring HillSE 125°109 m1.9 mi
Granny HillE 94°108 m2.3 mi
Zion HillE 89°107 m4.4 mi
Turkey HillESE 108°107 m5.0 mi
Pine HillWSW 250°106 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4420:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611820 — Katahdin Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272442

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