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Orchard Hill

Orchard Hill rises to 93 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kane Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
93 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40577, -71.52938

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 0.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 0.9 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 0.9 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 3.1 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Boon Monument: 1.1 mi
  • Cherry Street Field and Playground: 1.7 mi
  • Moulton Field: 2.1 mi
  • Cellucci Park: 2.2 mi
  • Hudson Skate Park: 2.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Old Foundation: 1.4 mi
  • Old Well: 1.5 mi
  • Stow War Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Henry Gardner house site: 2.9 mi
  • Benjamin Sawyer's Grist Mill: 3.1 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 36
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 17.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 11.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Orchard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSE 135°183 m5.8 mi
Peach HillW 271°180 m5.8 mi
Wataquadock HillWNW 293°173 m5.5 mi
Sligo HillSSW 207°172 m4.5 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 198°164 m4.7 mi
Powder House HillWNW 302°162 m4.4 mi
Fairmount HillSSW 194°161 m4.7 mi
Jericho HillSSW 198°161 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611266 — Orchard Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272069

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