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Magunco Hill

Magunco Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Magunco Hill rises to 124 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Nyanza Healing Garden, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49047456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
124 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25010, -71.48284

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Hoyt Statue: 2.3 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 4.5 mi
  • Fireball: 6.9 mi
  • Stegosaurus: 6.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 58
Peaks
Gardens
Attractions: 55
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 2.3 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Chattering Rock: 5.6 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 9.1 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 9.5 mi
Parks
  • Nyanza Healing Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Gryncel Park: 0.9 mi
  • Stone Park: 1.0 mi
  • The Corner Spot: 1.2 mi
  • Soccer Field: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 36
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Falls: 24.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Magunco Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNNE183 m6.8 mi
Peppercorn HillSW174 m5.9 mi
Bear HillWSW170 m5.6 mi
Newtons HillWNW166 m5.5 mi
Jericho HillNW161 m6.8 mi
Fairmount HillNNW161 m7.1 mi
Christian HillSW160 m7.1 mi
Saddle HillW158 m2.9 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 solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611553 — Magunco Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272280

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