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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

Artworks
Museums
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
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
Attractions: 59
  • 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
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
Beaches: 29
  • 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: 16
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Emerson Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 21.8 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 7.7 miles of Shepleys Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakS192 m6.3 mi
Oak HillSE187 m3.7 mi
Clarks HillWNW182 m6.3 mi
Jocelyn HillW180 m6.0 mi
Turkey HillWNW173 m6.2 mi
Prospect HillS171 m3.4 mi
Pond HillWSW167 m6.1 mi
Flat HillWNW161 m4.7 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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