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Sparks Hill

Sparks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sparks Hill rises to 120 m in Massachusetts. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparks Hill 400', a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56259, -71.44479

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Burn’s Hill Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
  • April Woods: 0.7 mi
  • Heald Parcel: 0.8 mi
  • Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
Museums
Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Westford Knight: 1.8 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.5 mi
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Basinas Square: 3.9 mi
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 2.6 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 3.6 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 3.6 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 3.6 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 37
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 8.8 mi
  • The Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Cascades: 18.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Sparks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 239°187 m6.2 mi
Prospect HillWNW 295°149 m6.0 mi
Brown LoafWNW 301°141 m5.8 mi
Prospect Hill (468')N 9°135 m1.0 mi
Pingry HillW 262°133 m5.0 mi
Baralock HillNW 315°132 m6.3 mi
Rocky HillWNW 283°131 m4.7 mi
Millstone HillNNW 328°127 m4.4 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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611287 — Sparks Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272090

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