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Shepleys Hill

Shepleys Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shepleys Hill rises to 109 m in Massachusetts. North Peak stands 192 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Nonacoicus Brook, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
109 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55204, -71.60229

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Depot Square Park: 0.8 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Harvard Park: 1.8 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.9 mi
  • Whitley Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • S/SGT Leon A. Cote: 0.9 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.3 mi
  • The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War: 2.4 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2: 2.4 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War: 2.4 mi
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • stone pile: 9.2 mi
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 9.7 mi
  • Whale Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 10.2 mi
  • Old Stone Chamber: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 6.4 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascades: 10.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.2 mi
  • The Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Shepleys Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakS 186°192 m6.3 mi
Oak HillSE 133°187 m3.7 mi
Oak HillSE 146°187 m4.0 mi
Clarks HillWNW 294°182 m6.3 mi
Jocelyn HillW 263°180 m6.0 mi
Turkey HillWNW 290°173 m6.2 mi
Prospect HillS 186°171 m3.4 mi
Pond HillWSW 248°167 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611171 — Shepleys Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358271998

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