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Shoestring Hill

Shoestring Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shoestring Hill rises to 153 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jericho Hill, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073436, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33307, -71.55551

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 1.0 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 1.1 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 2.9 mi
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 4.0 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 2.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.7 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.8 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.8 mi
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 7.4 mi
Museums
Beaches: 36
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascades: 19.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Shoestring Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillE 81°183 m5.5 mi
Sligo HillNW 324°172 m1.2 mi
Newtons HillSSW 201°166 m3.6 mi
Pleasant HillNNW 348°164 m0.6 mi
Jericho HillSW 228°161 m0.5 mi
Fairmount HillNNE 25°161 m0.6 mi
West HillNNW 334°160 m1.8 mi
Mount PisgahWNW 289°160 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:58
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611393 — Shoestring Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272157

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