Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill rises to 172 m in Massachusetts. Winter Hill stands 273 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Former Allen Property, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4948048.
Wikidata Q49064199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 172 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spag's Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 2.4 mi
- Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 2.5 mi
- Siegfried: 2.5 mi
- Sundial: 2.5 mi
- Stone Griffins (Lion Gate): 3.4 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 4.2 mi
- Temple Hill: 1.3 mi
- Green Hill: 1.8 mi
- Golden Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ward Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 2.7 mi
- Former Allen Property: 0.2 mi
- Peat Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Farrell Property: 1.1 mi
- Two Islands - Flint Pond: 1.2 mi
- Bluegrass: 1.3 mi
- Scandinavian Athletic Club / SAC Park: 0.7 mi
- Pratt Farm Playground: 1.1 mi
- Secret Garden Entrance: 1.1 mi
- Nelson Park: 1.3 mi
- Nelson Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- EcoTarium: 2.5 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 2.8 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 4.3 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 4.3 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 5.3 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 6.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 6.8 mi
- Shade Garden: 6.8 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 2.5 mi
- Mine Shaft: 3.0 mi
- Old Black Oak: 3.5 mi
- Worcester Wall: 4.2 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 6.0 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 1.8 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 5.9 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 10.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 10.5 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 10.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 7.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 7.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Condo Rock: 12.6 mi
- The Wall: 12.9 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Hill | WNW 299° | 273 m | 6.7 mi |
| Moreland Hill | WNW 283° | 249 m | 6.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | NW 305° | 244 m | 5.8 mi |
| Stratton Hill | NW 315° | 244 m | 6.1 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | NW 313° | 241 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WNW 288° | 233 m | 5.6 mi |
| Millstone Hill | WNW 295° | 229 m | 3.2 mi |
| Crown Hill | WNW 289° | 229 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358271851
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 2 mi
- Worcester · 4 mi
- Millbury · 5 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 8 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 8 mi
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