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The Throne

The Throne, seen from above at true elevation

The Throne rises to 138 m in Massachusetts. Pearl Hill stands 310 m to the west, 7.7 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

Coordinates42.63387, -71.63603

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • 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
  • Bernier-Bissell Property: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • 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
Gardens: 56
Beaches: 29
  • 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
Waterfalls: 11
  • Trap Falls: 7.6 mi
  • The Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Cascades: 9.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • 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 7.8 miles of The Throne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pearl HillW 265°310 m7.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 280°255 m7.4 mi
Pearl HillW 271°250 m7.7 mi
Fort HillWNW 284°241 m7.5 mi
Barker HillNW 315°229 m6.8 mi
Russell HillNNW 335°223 m7.3 mi
Bayberry HillWNW 281°209 m5.7 mi
Potanipo HillNNW 344°187 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
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, 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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