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Rail Tree Hill

Rail Tree Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rail Tree Hill rises to 111 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlisle State Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
111 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54037, -71.38951

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 5.3 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 6.1 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 6.4 mi
  • Rembering Center School: 6.4 mi
  • The Patriot: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 52
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Baby Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.3 mi
  • The Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Cascades: 20.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Rail Tree Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect Hill (468')NW 313°135 m3.7 mi
Snake Meadow HillNW 314°123 m6.1 mi
Robbins HillNNE 22°122 m3.3 mi
Sparks HillWNW 299°120 m3.2 mi
Wilderness HillW 264°120 m4.5 mi
Starr HillW 262°120 m4.8 mi
Proctor HillW 280°119 m5.5 mi
Kissacook HillNW 305°118 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
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 °F272937485867737163514132
Precip in3.73.44.83.93.84.13.83.93.74.94.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272081

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