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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 138 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Street Land, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35204, -71.54256

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stevens Street Land: 0.1 mi
  • Union Square: 0.3 mi
  • John Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kelleher Field: 0.7 mi
  • Artemas Ward Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
  • John Brown Bell: 0.3 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 3.1 mi
  • Old Well: 4.8 mi
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.3 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 4.4 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.4 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 6.2 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 33
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 19.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 21.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillE 95°183 m4.8 mi
Sligo HillWSW 257°172 m1.4 mi
Newtons HillSSW 203°166 m5.1 mi
Pleasant HillSW 226°164 m1.1 mi
Fairmount HillSSW 208°161 m0.9 mi
Jericho HillSSW 213°161 m2.0 mi
West HillWNW 281°160 m1.5 mi
Sulphur HillW 270°159 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358268749

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