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Poplar Hill

Poplar Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Poplar Hill, a peak in MassachusettsNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Poplar Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Poplar Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Henry Shifrin (Massachusetts Governor’s Press Office) · Public domain
Poplar Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Poplar Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Todd Van Hoosear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Poplar Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Brian Feathers · CC BY-SA 3.0

Poplar Hill rises to 63 m in Massachusetts. Rail Tree Hill stands 111 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Manse, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

Mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49063343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
63 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.46871, -71.34617

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 0.3 mi
  • Dream World: 3.1 mi
  • Watershed: 3.1 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 3.1 mi
  • Archadian Gyro: 3.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 59
Peaks
Beaches
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Baby Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 11.5 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Attractions: 53
  • Old Manse: 0.2 mi
  • Egg Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Little Women House: 0.9 mi
  • Saw Mill Ruin: 1.4 mi
  • Lime Kiln Ruins: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Site 1: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 7.1 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Wamesit Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Poplar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rail Tree HillNNW111 m5.4 mi
Nagog HillWNW111 m5.6 mi
Annursnac HillWNW110 m2.6 mi
Great HillW109 m5.5 mi
Loring HillESE109 m6.0 mi
Granny HillE108 m6.5 mi
Summer HillWSW106 m6.8 mi
Hemlock HillNNE105 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272465

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