The Throne
The Throne rises to 138 m in Massachusetts. Rattlesnake Hill stands 255 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawrence Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 138 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 18.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Always Ready Engine House: 7.7 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 7.8 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 9.0 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 9.1 mi
- Forest Bells: 5.6 mi
- Remember These Raw Remnants: 6.5 mi
- Memories: 6.5 mi
- Observatory: 6.5 mi
- Homeage: 6.5 mi
- Mount Lebanon: 1.7 mi
- Shipley Hill: 1.9 mi
- Kezar Hill: 2.2 mi
- Clarkes Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hunting Hill: 2.6 mi
- Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Painted Rock: 9.6 mi
- Whale Rock: 9.7 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Moses' Rock: 9.9 mi
- Culter Field: 1.8 mi
- Tarbell School Park: 1.9 mi
- Rooftop Boat Access: 2.2 mi
- Yapp Hay Field: 2.3 mi
- Kennedy Field: 3.3 mi
- Peter Bertozzi and Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Peter E. Bertozzi Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Groton Leatherboard Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Groton Hunt Monument: 2.9 mi
- Mr Dumaine Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Katie's Garden: 4.0 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 8.7 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Lawrence Land: 0.3 mi
- Bernier-Bissell Property: 0.4 mi
- West Throne Hill Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Meredith Bissell Property: 0.5 mi
- Friends" Land: 0.6 mi
- Swimming Hole: 1.1 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.7 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 6.8 mi
- Wilder Beach: 6.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Ice Fall: 16.6 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 7.6 mi
- Emerson Falls: 11.8 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 16.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 7.6 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 13.2 mi
- North Grove Catering: 22.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.5 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 12.0 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 13.8 mi
- River Road Spring: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of The Throne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 280° | 255 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pearl Hill | W 271° | 250 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fort Hill | WNW 284° | 241 m | 7.5 mi |
| Barker Hill | NW 315° | 229 m | 6.8 mi |
| Russell Hill | NNW 335° | 223 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bayberry Hill | WNW 281° | 209 m | 5.7 mi |
| Potanipo Hill | NNW 344° | 187 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Hill | NNW 327° | 183 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 610799 — The Throne, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358271793
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