Rocky Hill
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
- 7.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 20.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 2.0 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 2.0 mi
- American Textile History Museum: 4.1 mi
- Whistler House Museum of Art: 4.3 mi
- National Streetcar Museum: 4.4 mi
- 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
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 4.0 mi
- Hydro: 4.1 mi
- Mill Girls Sculpture: 4.3 mi
- Kerouac Commemorative: 4.5 mi
- Buddha Statue: 6.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Gilson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Thanksgiving Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Robbins Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.5 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 1.0 mi
- Mill Site Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Chelmsford Town Pound Marker: 2.0 mi
- Vietnam WarVeterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Lowell Hebrew Community Center: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Water Protection Land: 0.7 mi
- Rangeway Town Forest: 0.9 mi
- Middlesex Canal Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Billerica State Forest: 0.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 13.2 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 15.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 3.3 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 13.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 3.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.7 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 21.1 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 4.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.9 mi
- Haywardville: 14.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill (468') | W 266° | 135 m | 6.2 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | W 280° | 123 m | 8.0 mi |
| Robbins Hill | W 275° | 122 m | 2.2 mi |
| Sparks Hill | WSW 258° | 120 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wood Hill | NE 46° | 112 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | SW 230° | 111 m | 4.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 287° | 109 m | 3.8 mi |
| Frances Hill | WNW 286° | 107 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
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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