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Spalding Hill

Spalding Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Spalding Hill rises to 77 m in Massachusetts. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the west, 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

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
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
Parks
  • Stony Brook canoe access: 1.4 mi
  • Bridge Meadow Fields: 2.2 mi
  • Shady Glade - Trail Head: 2.3 mi
  • Westford Town Common: 2.7 mi
  • Freedom Park: 2.9 mi
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
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
Beaches: 35
  • 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: 21
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wamesit Falls: 8.4 mi
  • The Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Cascades: 17.6 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
Chestnut HillW 274°157 m4.7 mi
Prospect HillWSW 255°149 m4.7 mi
Brown LoafW 260°141 m4.2 mi
Gibbet HillW 265°139 m5.0 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SSE 160°135 m2.9 mi
Pingry HillSW 223°133 m6.0 mi
Baralock HillWNW 281°132 m3.7 mi
Rocky HillSW 234°131 m4.6 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 5080 °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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