Peak · Massachusetts
Old Town Hill
Old Town Hill rises to 46 m in Massachusetts. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushee Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Wikidata Q113554651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 46 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.76882, -70.84913
- On the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Independence Byway
- 26.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 1 mi
- Eagle Rock · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Lower Green Schoolhouse: 0.2 mi
- Dole-Little House: 0.3 mi
- Coffin House: 2.3 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 3.1 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
- First Meeting House Monument: 0.2 mi
- First Settlers Monument: 0.2 mi
- Landing Place of the First Settlers: 0.7 mi
- Bill Forward Monument: 1.5 mi
- Sgt. Donald Wilkinson Memorial: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- The Knobbs: 3.7 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 3.7 mi
- Clark Beach: 5.2 mi
- Salisbury Beach: 5.4 mi
- Ipswich Bar: 5.8 mi
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
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: 55
- 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
Gardens: 52
- Bushee Garden: 0.1 mi
- Alchemical Garden: 2.7 mi
- Berry Labyrinth: 2.8 mi
- Range Light Sculpture Garden: 3.1 mi
- The Shade Garden: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 50
- Sparrows: 2.7 mi
- Clyde: 2.8 mi
- Eclipse: 2.9 mi
- Torrential Flight: 3.0 mi
- Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Newman Farm Meadow: 0.2 mi
- Hayden Saltmarsh: 0.7 mi
- Old Town Hill Reservation: 0.9 mi
- Little River frontage: 1.0 mi
- Hackers Island Reservation: 1.0 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: 12
- Front Range Light: 3.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 14.8 mi
- Ramp: 16.5 mi
- Boathouse: 16.5 mi
- Utility Building: 16.5 mi
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: 9
- 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
- Rail Spring: 1.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 8.4 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dogtown: 13.2 mi
- Haywardville: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Old Town Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powow Hill | NW 326° | 99 m | 8.1 mi |
| Brake Hill | W 275° | 79 m | 7.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 206° | 77 m | 4.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | W 273° | 77 m | 7.9 mi |
| Whittier Hill | NW 322° | 76 m | 7.9 mi |
| Archelaus Hill | WNW 289° | 74 m | 6.1 mi |
| Turner Hill | SSW 196° | 70 m | 7.3 mi |
| Crane Neck Hill | W 271° | 69 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 10 mi away.
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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