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Merriam Hill

Merriam Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Merriam Hill rises to 85 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Emery Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
85 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45010, -71.22533

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emery Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lexington Battle Green: 0.3 mi
  • Fletcher Park: 0.3 mi
  • Belfry Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Muzzey Field: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Bowman Tavern: 1.6 mi
  • vernal pool: 2.2 mi
  • Paul Revere Capture Site: 2.8 mi
  • Bloody Angle: 3.7 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 4.2 mi
Gardens
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.5 mi
  • The Kindness Rocks Project: 3.7 mi
  • Courtyard: 3.9 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 4.0 mi
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Site 1: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 4.4 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 4.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Merriam Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSSW 199°135 m4.5 mi
Little ProspectSSW 199°133 m4.8 mi
Whipple HillESE 105°110 m2.2 mi
Loring HillSW 216°109 m1.0 mi
Granny HillENE 59°108 m0.3 mi
Zion HillE 82°107 m2.4 mi
Turkey HillESE 115°107 m2.9 mi
Pine HillW 261°106 m5.4 mi

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 solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737163514132
Precip in3.73.44.83.93.84.13.83.93.74.94.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358275543

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