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Reservoir Hill

Reservoir Hill rises to 49 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedarwood Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
49 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36536, -71.26528

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedarwood Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Bobby Connors Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Nipper Maher Park: 0.7 mi
  • Forest Grove Park: 0.9 mi
  • Logan Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Richard Saivetz '69: 0.2 mi
  • Usen Castle: 0.5 mi
  • Old Camp 2 Foundation: 1.3 mi
  • General Nathaniel P. Banks: 1.6 mi
  • City of Waltham Centennial Memorial: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Bob's Island: 3.1 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 3.2 mi
  • People For Pollinators: 4.8 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 5.0 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 8.7 mi
  • North Beach: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 45
  • Lunch Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 5.2 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Site 9: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 1.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.6 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Reservoir Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNNE 20°135 m1.7 mi
Little ProspectNNE 21°133 m1.4 mi
Reeves HillWSW 252°122 m4.6 mi
Loring HillNNE 16°109 m5.3 mi
Doublet HillSSW 202°108 m1.2 mi
Pine HillNNW 327°106 m6.0 mi
Fullers HillN 9°105 m3.9 mi
Robinson HillNNE 12°102 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 606471 — Reservoir Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358268836

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