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Rocky Hill

Rocky Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Hill rises to 131 m in Massachusetts. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hill, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4948963

Wikidata Q49069078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57787, -71.53423

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Harvey P Sargisson: 0.9 mi
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 1.0 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Leon And Katherine Hurd Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Bates Memorial: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Mountain Lakes Club Field: 1.9 mi
  • VFW FIeld: 2.0 mi
  • Forge Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Koerper Field: 2.5 mi
  • Freedom Park: 2.5 mi
Gardens
  • Katie's Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 5.9 mi
  • stone pile: 7.3 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 7.6 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 7.6 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 7.4 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • The Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Cascades: 13.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 6.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Rocky Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillS 190°187 m4.3 mi
Oak HillSSW 194°187 m5.2 mi
Prospect HillSW 217°171 m6.4 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 341°157 m3.2 mi
Dean's HillSSW 213°157 m6.1 mi
Prospect HillNNW 331°149 m1.7 mi
Mount LebanonNW 322°149 m6.2 mi
Pin Hill SouthSSW 210°148 m5.4 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 solstice07:1415:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358271994

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