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Spalding Hill

Spalding Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Spalding Hill rises to 77 m in Massachusetts. Prospect Hill stands 149 m to the west-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Slifer Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49076195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
77 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61676, -71.46201

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 2.6 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 4.3 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 4.3 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 4.4 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 4.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Westford Community Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Tara Heights Garden Center: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Basinas Square: 0.9 mi
  • Westford Knight: 2.4 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.8 mi
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 3.6 mi
  • Harvey P Sargisson: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Slifer Land: 0.3 mi
  • Picking Conservation Land East: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Complex Land: 0.8 mi
  • Picking Conservation Land West: 0.8 mi
  • Farmer Parcel: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 34
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 10.0 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.9 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Spalding Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillWSW149 m4.7 mi
Brown LoafW141 m4.2 mi
Gibbet HillW139 m5.0 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SSE135 m2.9 mi
Pingry HillSW133 m6.0 mi
Baralock HillWNW132 m3.7 mi
Rocky HillSW131 m4.6 mi
Millstone HillW127 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272089

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