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Old Town Hill

Old Town Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Old Town Hill, a peak in MassachusettsDrew Collins · CC BY 3.0
Old Town Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Drew Collins · CC BY 3.0
Old Town Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Drew Collins · CC BY 3.0

Old Town Hill rises to 46 m in Massachusetts. Brake Hill stands 79 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushee Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q113554651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
46 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.76882, -70.84913

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Lower Green: 0.2 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 2.3 mi
  • March's Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.5 mi
  • Father Sears Park: 2.6 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • Market Square: 3.1 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 3.6 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.1 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.2 mi
  • The Rockery: 9.9 mi
Beaches
  • The Knobbs: 3.7 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Clark Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 58
Artworks: 55
  • Sparrows: 2.7 mi
  • Clyde: 2.8 mi
  • Eclipse: 2.9 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 3.0 mi
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Great Neck: 5.0 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 6.0 mi
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 6.6 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Newbury Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Stratham Town Landing: 17.1 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 18.8 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 18.9 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 18.9 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 8.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 9.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.1 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.5 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Old Town Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brake HillW 275°78.64 m7.9 mi
Prospect HillSSW 206°77 m4.9 mi
Crow HillW 273°76.81 m7.9 mi
Whittier HillNW 322°76 m7.9 mi
Turkey HillS 188°74 m6.0 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 289°74 m6.1 mi
Turner HillSSW 196°70 m7.3 mi
Crane Neck HillW 271°69 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1115:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 613721 — Old Town Hill, Essex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358273553

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