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Proctor Hill

Proctor Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Proctor Hill rises to 119 m in Massachusetts. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartwell Preserve Extension, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
119 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55426, -71.49534

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Conant Park: 1.0 mi
  • 300 King Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Saint Annes Field: 1.2 mi
  • Koerper Field: 1.3 mi
  • Fay Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions: 60
Gardens
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 1.9 mi
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 2.5 mi
  • Harvey P Sargisson: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 10.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Proctor Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSW187 m3.8 mi
Chestnut HillNNW157 m5.5 mi
Dean's HillWSW157 m6.4 mi
Prospect HillNW149 m4.2 mi
Pin Hill SouthWSW148 m5.6 mi
Pin Hill NorthWSW147 m5.4 mi
Brown LoafNW141 m4.3 mi
Gibbet HillNW139 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272077

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