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The Major Hills

The Major Hills, seen from above at true elevation

The Major Hills rises to 98 m in Massachusetts. South Monoosnoc Hill stands 345 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hazen Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
98 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.54787, -71.66036
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Shirley Remembers: 0.7 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War: 0.7 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2: 0.7 mi
  • The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War: 0.7 mi
  • Shirley Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
Parks
  • Whitley Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ben Normand Park: 1.7 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 2.9 mi
  • Prospect Park: 3.6 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 7.3 mi
  • Painted Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Wilder Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 4.6 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 4.8 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascades: 7.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 10.5 mi
  • The Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 12.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 2.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of The Major Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Monoosnoc HillWSW 258°345 m7.3 mi
Bayberry HillWSW 249°325.5 m7.3 mi
North Monoosnoc HillW 268°291 m7.0 mi
Long HillWSW 247°259 m6.8 mi
Pine HillW 277°228 m7.0 mi
Sheldon HillWSW 256°225 m6.4 mi
Bee HillSW 235°222 m7.3 mi
Carter HillW 264°220 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 606569 — The Major Hills, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358268939

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