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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

Parks
  • Pratt Farm Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Pratt Farm Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Pratt Farm Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Eaton Pond Park: 1.2 mi
  • Shrewsbury Town Common: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
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
Attractions
  • 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
Artworks: 60
Gardens: 55
  • 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
Beaches: 36
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascades: 19.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.8 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 HillWNW 292°244 m5.8 mi
Stratton HillWNW 303°244 m5.8 mi
Laurel Mt.WNW 300°241 m5.9 mi
Hancock HillW 275°233 m5.9 mi
Green HillW 279°231 m4.0 mi
Millstone HillW 274°229 m3.6 mi
Crown HillW 271°229 m4.2 mi
Meeting House HallN 349°225 m2.0 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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