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Temple Hill

Temple Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Temple Hill rises to 200 m in Massachusetts. Indian Hill stands 244 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pratt Farm Playground, a park 0.7 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49081833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
200 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27870, -71.70590

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Fire and Police Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • First Meeting House in Shrewsbury: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 59
Parks
  • Pratt Farm Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Eaton Pond Park: 1.2 mi
  • Shrewsbury Town Common: 1.3 mi
  • Hillando Drive Park: 1.5 mi
  • Dean Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens: 51
  • Shade Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Secret Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Lawn Garden: 5.8 mi
  • The Clearing: 5.8 mi
  • Cottage & Vegetable Gardens: 5.8 mi
Museums: 50
Attractions: 39
  • Mine Shaft: 3.1 mi
  • The Explorer Express Train: 3.2 mi
  • Old Black Oak: 4.6 mi
  • Worcester Wall: 5.0 mi
  • Ford on Rocks: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Site 9: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Emerson Falls: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Temple Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian HillWNW244 m5.8 mi
Stratton HillWNW244 m5.8 mi
Laurel Mt.WNW241 m5.9 mi
Hancock HillW233 m5.9 mi
Millstone HillW229 m3.6 mi
Crown HillW229 m4.2 mi
Meeting House HallN225 m2.0 mi
Rawson HillN223 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 610925 — Temple Hill, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358271871

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