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North Hill

North Hill, seen from above at true elevation

North Hill rises to 77 m in Massachusetts. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dwight Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49057323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
77 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29038, -71.25422

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Peaks
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.6 mi
  • North Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Wildflower Patch: 0.5 mi
  • Bob's Island: 2.6 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Trial Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
  • Sweet Preserve: 0.5 mi
  • Needham Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
  • Rosemary Lake: 0.7 mi
  • Rosemary Glen: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Martini Junction: 1.4 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 2.3 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 2.8 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 43
  • Lunch Wall: 4.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.7 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 9: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of North Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillSSW137 m4.9 mi
Cedar HillSSW134 m5.3 mi
Pegan HillSW125 m3.7 mi
Reeves HillNW122 m6.2 mi
Strawberry HillS114 m3.8 mi
Powissett PeakS112 m4.2 mi
Mine HillSSW111 m5.8 mi
Noanet PeakS110 m3.9 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 solstice07:1115:3116:16

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272538

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