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Round Top Hill

Round Top Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Round Top Hill rises to 121 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rounttop Water Tank, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
121 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37787, -71.54395

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Colaianni Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach Park: 0.7 mi
  • Simpson Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Simpson Road Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cherry Street Field and Playground: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.1 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 2.7 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 2.8 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 2.8 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.3 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • John Brown Bell: 2.1 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.2 mi
  • Old Well: 3.0 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 3.3 mi
  • Old Foundation: 3.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 17.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Round Top Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillESE 114°183 m5.3 mi
Peach HillWNW 292°180 m5.4 mi
Sligo HillSSW 212°172 m2.5 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 196°164 m2.6 mi
Powder House HillNW 325°162 m5.2 mi
Fairmount HillS 188°161 m2.6 mi
Jericho HillSSW 196°161 m3.6 mi
West HillSW 223°160 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611278 — Round Top Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272084

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