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Sligo Hill

Sligo Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sligo Hill rises to 172 m in Massachusetts. Barnes Hill stands 195 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Howe Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
172 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34732, -71.56951

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Lake Williams: 0.6 mi
  • Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
  • West Hill Road Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Howe Pond Land: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 0.9 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 1.2 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 1.8 mi
  • WW2?: 4.1 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.2 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.3 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.3 mi
  • Log Chair: 6.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 33
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 18.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Sligo Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barnes HillWNW 283°195 m5.4 mi
Ball HillW 273°195 m5.6 mi
Newtons HillS 188°166 m4.4 mi
Pleasant HillSE 125°164 m0.7 mi
Fairmount HillESE 117°161 m1.1 mi
Jericho HillSSE 167°161 m1.4 mi
West HillN 353°160 m0.6 mi
Mount PisgahW 281°160 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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

OpenStreetMap element node/358272158

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