Peak · Massachusetts
Silver Mine Hill
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Silver Mine Hill rises to 66 m in Massachusetts. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver mine, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073933, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 66 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.44396, -71.10780
- 3.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Eagle Rock · 24 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 26 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Silver mine: 0.2 mi
- Virginia Wood: 1.4 mi
- Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 1.5 mi
- The Supreme Sacrifice: 1.5 mi
- Brooks Estate Carriage House: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Wenepoykin Hill: 0.2 mi
- Gerry Hill: 0.3 mi
- Pasture Hill: 0.4 mi
- Deer Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Pickerel Rock: 0.5 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 1.2 mi
- Stone Chimney: 1.3 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.1 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Rock spiral: 0.7 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 2.6 mi
- The Cannon: 2.6 mi
- Mystic Musical Fence: 3.1 mi
- My Boys: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Great Island: 0.8 mi
- Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest: 1.5 mi
- Brooks Estate: 1.8 mi
- Conservation Land/Meadow Road: 2.0 mi
- Old Town Quarry: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Carr Park: 0.9 mi
- Dennett Park: 1.0 mi
- Middlesex Fells Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Highland Park: 1.3 mi
- Gillis Field: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 1.5 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Alex's Place: 2.6 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Medford Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 2.8 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 3.0 mi
- Jason Russell House: 3.2 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 1.9 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.5 mi
- Short Beach: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Crag 1: 1.5 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Skull Cliff: 7.0 mi
- The Cellar: 7.0 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.7 mi
- Rainshed: 13.7 mi
- Boston Light: 13.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 0.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.1 mi
- Rail Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 1.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.7 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 6.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 1.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Silver Mine Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | W 268° | 110 m | 3.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 257° | 107 m | 3.4 mi |
| Zion Hill | WNW 282° | 107 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | W 272° | 105 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WSW 254° | 95 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cairn Hill | E 86° | 92 m | 1.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 1° | 91 m | 1.5 mi |
| Castle Rock | NE 46° | 87.2 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 617033 — Silver Mine Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358275216
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