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Mount Ward

Mount Ward, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Ward rises to 120 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Carisbrooke Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Ward is a small summit in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The summit rises to an elevation of 126 meters or 413 feet. The hill is located east of the city. The summit is located within a dedicated conservation area, Marlborough's Mount Ward Conservation Land. The summit can be reached via a dedicated trail, where a large maple tree graces the summit. The tree is estimated to be over 100 years old.

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Wikidata Q49055081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
120 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.35565, -71.49729

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carisbrooke Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ghiloni Park: 1.2 mi
  • The Wayside Inn: 1.5 mi
  • Simpson Road Park: 1.9 mi
  • Simpson Playground: 1.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites: 59
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.9 mi
  • Old Foundation: 4.7 mi
  • Bent Ice House: 5.1 mi
  • Old Well: 5.3 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Attractions: 55
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 3.4 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.9 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 3.9 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.0 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Memorial Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 29
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Site 9: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Mount Ward. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillESE183 m2.5 mi
Sligo HillW172 m3.7 mi
Pleasant HillWSW164 m3.2 mi
Fairmount HillWSW161 m2.9 mi
Jericho HillWSW161 m3.9 mi
West HillW160 m3.8 mi
Mount NeboSW157 m5.6 mi
Bear HillW154 m4.3 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1315:3216:17

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272297

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