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Rocky Hill

Rocky Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Hill rises to 70 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
70 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58231, -71.32117

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Kilrausch Playground: 1.7 mi
  • 110 Baseball Fields: 1.8 mi
  • Chelmsford Town Common: 1.9 mi
  • Harmony Park: 2.0 mi
  • Manning Field: 2.3 mi
Gardens
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Infinity garden: 4.0 mi
  • Gates Block Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Wildflower Meadows: 5.2 mi
  • Tewksbury Community Garden: 5.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 3.3 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 3.3 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 3.3 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 3.3 mi
  • Cow Tunnel: 4.1 mi
Artworks
Beaches
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Baby Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.7 mi
  • The Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Rocky Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect Hill (468')W 266°135 m6.2 mi
Snake Meadow HillW 280°123 m8.0 mi
Robbins HillW 275°122 m2.2 mi
Sparks HillWSW 258°120 m6.4 mi
Wood HillNE 46°112 m7.2 mi
Rail Tree HillSW 230°111 m4.5 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 287°109 m3.8 mi
Frances HillWNW 286°107 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0819:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611864 — Rocky Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272479

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