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Rowley Hill

Rowley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rowley Hill rises to 239 m in Massachusetts. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilder Brook Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
239 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.45009, -71.78089

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Ross Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Fitch Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Kendall Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Redstone Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bee Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Sterling Town Common: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • West Sterling Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sterling Greenery Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Sholan Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Korean War Bell: 5.4 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 5.6 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 5.6 mi
  • Folly: 6.7 mi
  • Pan Statue: 6.8 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.6 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 47
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 6.0 mi
  • Inner Park: 6.6 mi
  • Systematic Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Winter Garden: 6.7 mi
Museums: 47
Beaches: 27
  • Sterling Town Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.0 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 9.0 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Rowley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettWNW 297°609 m6.0 mi
Little WachusettW 279°476 m5.6 mi
Pine HillWNW 298°440 m5.3 mi
Brown HillW 277°401 m6.3 mi
Crow HillsNW 322°376 m6.7 mi
Ball HillNNW 327°364 m5.8 mi
South Monoosnoc HillN 349°345 m5.3 mi
Calamint HillW 263°334 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358271629

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