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Potash Hill

Potash Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potash Hill rises to 137 m in Massachusetts. Barnes Hill stands 195 m to the west-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Potash Hill Water Tank, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39454, -71.59396

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens
Parks
  • Apsley Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wood Park: 1.1 mi
  • O"Donnell Field: 1.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.1 mi
  • Hudson POW MIA Memorial: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 2.4 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.2 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.2 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 4.3 mi
  • Log Chair: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 33
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 15.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.1 mi
  • The Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 15.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 10.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Potash Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barnes HillWSW 243°195 m4.5 mi
Ball HillSW 235°195 m5.2 mi
North PeakNNW 346°192 m4.7 mi
Peach HillWNW 289°180 m2.6 mi
Larkin HillW 263°174 m4.8 mi
Wataquadock HillNNW 329°173 m3.5 mi
Sligo HillSSE 159°172 m3.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 263°167 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611271 — Potash Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272076

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