Ward Hill
Ward Hill rises to 162 m in Massachusetts. Stratton Hill stands 244 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillando Drive Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wikidata Q49087569, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 162 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hillando Drive Park: 0.2 mi
- Eaton Pond Park: 0.3 mi
- Dean Park: 0.9 mi
- Spring Street Neighborhood Park: 1.4 mi
- Pratt Farm Playground: 1.4 mi
- Tomblin Hill: 0.6 mi
- Golden Hill: 0.9 mi
- Temple Hill: 1.2 mi
- Boston Hill: 1.4 mi
- Meeting House Hall: 1.9 mi
- Keywood Manor: 1.1 mi
- Hop Brook F.C.: 1.4 mi
- Carlstrom Memorial Forest: 2.3 mi
- Rawson Hill: 2.4 mi
- George H. Nichols F.C.: 2.5 mi
- Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 1.6 mi
- First Meeting House in Shrewsbury: 1.6 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Ward Family Monument: 1.6 mi
- Mine Shaft: 4.1 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 4.4 mi
- Old Black Oak: 5.3 mi
- Worcester Wall: 6.2 mi
- North Worcester Business Association: 6.5 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 4.4 mi
- Siegfried: 4.4 mi
- Sundial: 4.5 mi
- Stone Griffins (Lion Gate): 5.3 mi
- Pan Statue: 5.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 5.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 5.4 mi
- The Clearing: 5.4 mi
- Lawn Garden: 5.4 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 5.4 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 3.5 mi
- EcoTarium: 4.5 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 6.0 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 6.1 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 3.9 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.2 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 8.9 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 9.2 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 22.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 5.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Condo Rock: 12.3 mi
- The Wall: 12.5 mi
- Cascades: 19.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Ward Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Hill | WNW 293° | 244 m | 6.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 284° | 244 m | 6.6 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | WNW 291° | 241 m | 6.6 mi |
| Green Hill | W 270° | 231 m | 5.0 mi |
| Millstone Hill | W 265° | 229 m | 4.6 mi |
| Crown Hill | W 264° | 229 m | 5.2 mi |
| Meeting House Hall | NW 312° | 225 m | 1.9 mi |
| Rawson Hill | NNW 330° | 223 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358271876
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 2 mi
- Boroughs · 6 mi
- Worcester · 6 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 8 mi
- Marlborough · 8 mi
- Millbury · 8 mi
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