Rattlesnake Hill
Rattlesnake Hill rises to 255 m in Massachusetts. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 255 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 22.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pearl Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bayberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pearl Hill: 2.0 mi
- Juniper Hill: 3.5 mi
- Howard St Access to Mulpus Brook: 2.0 mi
- Kater Fields: 2.4 mi
- Table Rock Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- City Forest: 3.0 mi
- Peabody Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- TAYBS Craven Field: 2.4 mi
- Saima Park: 3.3 mi
- Northfield Rd Park: 3.5 mi
- TAYBS Spaulding Fields: 3.5 mi
- Upper Common: 3.7 mi
- Fitchburg Creamery: 3.6 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 4.8 mi
- Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Steam Turbine Monument: 5.0 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 6.9 mi
- CAVA: 7.4 mi
- Observatory: 7.4 mi
- Cell I: 7.4 mi
- The Venuses Rest: 7.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 5.1 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Whale Rock: 6.4 mi
- Moses' Rock: 6.5 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 7.0 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 4.6 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 4.7 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Katie's Garden: 11.2 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 5.5 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 5.6 mi
- Wilder Beach: 6.1 mi
- Swimming Hole: 6.3 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 1.4 mi
- Cascades: 6.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 7.6 mi
- The Falls: 10.2 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.8 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 10.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 12.7 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 12.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 20.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 20.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.4 mi
- Falcon Spring: 21.1 mi
- River Road Spring: 23.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 9.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Watatic | WNW 298° | 555 m | 6.5 mi |
| Nutting Hill | WNW 301° | 491 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | WNW 285° | 478 m | 7.2 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WNW 287° | 468 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blood Hill | WNW 290° | 461 m | 4.1 mi |
| Emerson Hill | NW 306° | 460 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Hunger | W 271° | 439 m | 5.5 mi |
| Binney Hill | NW 309° | 435 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Coop, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 610263 — Rattlesnake Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358271443
Day trips start here
- Fitchburg · 5 mi
- Leominster · 9 mi
- Shirley · 9 mi
- Ashburnham · 10 mi
- Townsend · 10 mi
- Westminster · 10 mi
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