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Owl Hill

Owl Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Owl Hill rises to 69 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is 200 Trapelo Road, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
69 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.39010, -71.20311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 200 Trapelo Road: 0.2 mi
  • Cornelia Warren Park: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Monsignor McCabe Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Hillcroft Playground: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • War Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • World War I Honor Roll: 1.4 mi
  • Columbus Delta Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Civil War Soldier's Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Shriberg Lectern: 2.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Penniman Road Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Pleasure Bay Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Tenean Beach: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 45
  • Lunch Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.6 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Site 1: 2.5 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 5: 2.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Owl Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillW 268°135 m2.6 mi
Little ProspectW 262°133 m2.7 mi
Whipple HillNNE 15°110 m3.7 mi
Loring HillNNW 333°109 m3.8 mi
Granny HillNNW 348°108 m4.4 mi
Doublet HillSW 232°108 m4.6 mi
Turkey HillNNE 28°107 m3.3 mi
Zion HillNNE 15°107 m4.6 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272688

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