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Longs Hill

Longs Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Longs Hill rises to 107 m in Massachusetts. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pingry Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49046478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
107 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55426, -71.53645

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Koerper Field: 1.2 mi
  • Barber Land: 1.7 mi
  • Saint Annes Field: 2.0 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions: 60
Peaks
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • cellar hole: 1.2 mi
  • Presumed site of Shaker Reservoir: 1.4 mi
  • mill house shed site (cellar hole): 1.5 mi
  • windmill site: 1.5 mi
  • Dwelling site (cellar hole): 1.5 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.3 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 16
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 22.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 6.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSSW187 m2.7 mi
Chestnut HillN157 m4.7 mi
Dean's HillSW157 m4.7 mi
Prospect HillNNW149 m3.2 mi
Pin Hill SouthSW148 m4.0 mi
Pin Hill NorthSW147 m3.9 mi
Brown LoafN141 m3.6 mi
Benjamin HillW141 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611135 — Longs Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358271980

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