West Hill
West Hill rises to 160 m in Massachusetts. Barnes Hill stands 195 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 160 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- horseshoe sculpture: 4.1 mi
- Amadinda: 5.3 mi
- Chime Wall: 5.3 mi
- Stegosaurus: 7.4 mi
- Hidden Valley: 7.4 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 4.5 mi
- Redstone School: 5.1 mi
- West School Museum: 6.1 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 7.1 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.0 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.7 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.8 mi
- Petting Zoo: 4.8 mi
- Log Chair: 6.4 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 3.9 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 5.6 mi
- Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- West Hill Road Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Flagg Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Lower Pleasant Street Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Howe Pond Land: 1.1 mi
- Addition Hill: 0.6 mi
- Sligo Hill: 0.6 mi
- Hager Hill: 0.8 mi
- Wheeler Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 0.9 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 1.2 mi
- Hermit Cave: 1.6 mi
- WW2?: 4.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Old Well: 4.6 mi
- Stevens Howe Park: 0.8 mi
- Kelleher Field: 0.8 mi
- Korean War Vet Park: 1.1 mi
- Artemas Ward Park: 1.3 mi
- Williams Street Field: 1.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 2.4 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 4.7 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 4.9 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 16.2 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 6.3 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 8.9 mi
- Condo Rock: 13.1 mi
- The Wall: 13.3 mi
- Emerson Falls: 19.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of West Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Hill | W 277° | 195 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ball Hill | W 267° | 195 m | 5.5 mi |
| Peach Hill | NW 314° | 180 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sligo Hill | S 173° | 172 m | 0.6 mi |
| Newtons Hill | S 186° | 166 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 147° | 164 m | 1.2 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | SE 137° | 161 m | 1.5 mi |
| Jericho Hill | S 169° | 161 m | 2.0 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 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358272169
Day trips start here
- Marlborough · 1 mi
- Hudson · 2 mi
- Boroughs · 4 mi
- Clinton · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
- Ashland · 9 mi
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