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Reservoir Hill

Reservoir Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Reservoir Hill rises to 66 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartwell Avenue Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4948571

Wikidata Q49068265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
66 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.46398, -71.27006

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Flightline Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eliot Park: 0.6 mi
  • FIt Trail Park and Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Integration Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
  • Paul Revere Capture Site: 1.2 mi
  • Bloody Angle: 1.5 mi
  • vernal pool: 1.6 mi
  • RR Semaphore: 1.9 mi
  • Whistle Post: 2.1 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • The Kindness Rocks Project: 1.7 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 1.9 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 2.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • The Patriot: 1.8 mi
  • Rembering Center School: 2.0 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 2.0 mi
  • Peace, Love, Music: 2.3 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 2.6 mi
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 5.2 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 5.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Reservoir Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillS 171°135 m5.3 mi
Little ProspectS 172°133 m5.5 mi
Whipple HillESE 109°110 m4.7 mi
Loring HillSE 135°109 m2.4 mi
Granny HillESE 108°108 m2.7 mi
Zion HillE 98°107 m4.7 mi
Turkey HillESE 114°107 m5.4 mi
Pine HillWSW 239°106 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 617397 — Reservoir Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358275393

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