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Maugus Hill

Maugus Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Maugus Hill rises to 101 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south, 6.0 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048321, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
101 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.31024, -71.26919

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Phillips Park: 0.3 mi
  • Elm Park: 0.3 mi
  • Brown Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sawyer Park: 0.7 mi
  • Warren Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Wildflower Patch: 1.2 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 1.3 mi
  • Bob's Island: 2.0 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Elephant Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 2.2 mi
  • Martini Junction: 2.9 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 3.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 43
  • Lunch Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.9 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Site 9: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Maugus Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillS 189°137 m6.0 mi
Prospect HillN 8°135 m5.5 mi
Little ProspectN 8°133 m5.2 mi
Pegan HillSSW 204°125 m4.5 mi
Reeves HillWNW 300°122 m4.8 mi
Strawberry HillS 172°114 m5.2 mi
Powissett PeakS 173°112 m5.6 mi
Oak HillSSW 191°111 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611948 — Maugus Hill, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272524

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