Town Hill
Town Hill rises to 538 m in Massachusetts. Mount Wilcox stands 642 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49084500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 538 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 14.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Hill: 0.8 mi
- Allen Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Abbey Hill: 1.2 mi
- Jones Knoll: 2.2 mi
- Morley Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bidwell Park: 4.8 mi
- Driftwood Community Association: 5.7 mi
- Umpachene Falls Park: 7.7 mi
- Town Park: 8.0 mi
- North Green: 9.0 mi
- Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795: 6.2 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 6.4 mi
- Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 6.4 mi
- ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell: 6.4 mi
- Old Spring: 6.4 mi
- West Lake and Abbey Pond Flood Control Site: 1.1 mi
- Bob's Way: 2.8 mi
- Smith-Alexander & Clark Farms: 3.4 mi
- Fawyer Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC): 3.4 mi
- Ravine Falls Farm: 3.6 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 6.3 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 6.3 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Piggery - Exhibits: 6.3 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 7.5 mi
- Campbell Falls: 8.3 mi
- Beulah Falls: 10.2 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 10.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.8 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 12.4 mi
- Naked Lady: 13.5 mi
- Divine Mercy: 13.6 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 13.6 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 13.6 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 10.5 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 10.6 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 12.1 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 13.2 mi
- Corps Wall: 5.9 mi
- Murdock Wall: 5.9 mi
- Grotto: 6.0 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 6.0 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 6.0 mi
- Heritage Garden: 6.4 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 13.9 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 15.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.1 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 17.9 mi
- County Beach: 5.2 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 11.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.3 mi
- Babbs Beach: 21.1 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 23.5 mi
- Big Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.1 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.1 mi
- Questing: 6.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Town Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilcox | NW 309° | 642 m | 8.6 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | N 349° | 595 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sky Hill | NW 322° | 585 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kingsbury Mountain | N 356° | 581 m | 5.4 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 343° | 571 m | 8.0 mi |
| Church Hill | NE 35° | 565 m | 6.6 mi |
| Morley Hill | NW 320° | 561 m | 2.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 319° | 561 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269809
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 2 mi
- Otis · 4 mi
- Monterey · 5 mi
- Blandford · 11 mi
- Chester · 12 mi
- Great Barrington · 12 mi
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