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Prospect Hill (468')

Prospect Hill (468'), seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill (468') rises to 135 m in Massachusetts. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4948043

Wikidata Q49064189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
135 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57676, -71.44188

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Prospect Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
  • Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
  • Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
  • Burn’s Hill Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Kloppenburg Parcel: 0.6 mi
Museums
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Westford Knight: 0.8 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.3 mi
  • Basinas Square: 2.9 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 3.6 mi
Gardens
  • Westford Community Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Infinity garden: 5.8 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 6.7 mi
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 1.7 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 3.0 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 3.0 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 3.0 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 3.1 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 34
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 8.2 mi
  • The Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Cascades: 18.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Prospect Hill (468'). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillWNW 298°157 m6.5 mi
Prospect HillWNW 286°149 m5.8 mi
Brown LoafWNW 292°141 m5.5 mi
Gibbet HillWNW 291°139 m6.4 mi
Pingry HillWSW 252°133 m5.4 mi
Baralock HillNW 307°132 m5.8 mi
Rocky HillW 271°131 m4.7 mi
Millstone HillNW 318°127 m3.7 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 solstice07:1315:3016:16

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611273 — Prospect Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272079

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