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Nob Hill

Nob Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nob Hill rises to 73 m in Massachusetts. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Stratton Woods, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
73 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.19787, -71.41062

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Patoma Park: 0.6 mi
  • Stoddard Park: 0.8 mi
  • Goodwill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Idylbrook Park: 2.3 mi
  • Oak Grove Farm: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Foundation: 2.1 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 5.1 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Medfield Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • WW1 Memorial: 5.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Chattering Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 4.7 mi
  • 16: 4.8 mi
  • 15: 4.9 mi
  • 14: 5.0 mi
Artworks
  • Zullo Gallery: 5.5 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 5.9 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 5.9 mi
  • Statue: 7.0 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 9.5 mi
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.4 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 7.6 mi
  • Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 59
Cliffs: 42
  • The Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Condo Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 10.4 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 14.4 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 14.4 mi
  • 35: 14.4 mi
  • 1: 14.4 mi
  • 16-34: 14.5 mi
  • 15: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Nob Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peppercorn HillW 265°174 m7.7 mi
Magomiscock HillWSW 246°171 m7.5 mi
Saddle HillWNW 299°158 m7.5 mi
Bear HillSW 227°141 m6.4 mi
Rocky Woods RangeWSW 247°137 m5.2 mi
Snow HillENE 74°137 m6.5 mi
Cedar HillE 80°134 m7.0 mi
Bald HillNW 305°132 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
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 °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611718 — Nob Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272385

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