Mount Ward
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.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Indian Head Hill: 0.7 mi
- Spoon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Farm Hill: 1.8 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Doeskin Hill: 2.2 mi
- Redstone School: 1.3 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 3.2 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Danforth Art: 4.8 mi
- West School Museum: 6.3 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 3.8 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 4.9 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Baiting Brook Meadow Farm Conservation Restriction: 1.5 mi
- GFWCM Memorial Forest: 1.6 mi
- City Forest: 1.6 mi
- Chestnut Street Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Carding Mill Pond: 1.7 mi
- John Brown Bell: 2.5 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.9 mi
- Old Foundation: 4.7 mi
- Bent Ice House: 5.1 mi
- Old Well: 5.3 mi
- “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
- Stegosaurus: 3.7 mi
- Hidden Valley: 3.7 mi
- Fireball: 3.8 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 4.2 mi
- 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
- Falling Rock Ridge: 2.6 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Condo Rock: 12.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 12.6 mi
- 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
- Cascades: 20.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 22.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 21.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.2 mi
- Haywardville: 22.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | ESE 105° | 183 m | 2.5 mi |
| Sligo Hill | W 261° | 172 m | 3.7 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | WSW 252° | 164 m | 3.2 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | WSW 249° | 161 m | 2.9 mi |
| Jericho Hill | WSW 240° | 161 m | 3.9 mi |
| West Hill | W 271° | 160 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SW 220° | 157 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 261° | 154 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272297
Day trips start here
- Marlborough · 3 mi
- Hudson · 4 mi
- Boroughs · 5 mi
- Ashland · 7 mi
- Framingham · 7 mi
- MetroWest · 7 mi
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