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West Hill

West Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.35620, -71.57090

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
  • West Hill Road Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Flagg Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
  • Lower Pleasant Street Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
Attractions
  • “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
Historic sites
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 1.2 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 1.4 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 1.6 mi
  • WW2?: 4.3 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 4.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches: 33
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Area: 12.6 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
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 18.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barnes HillW 277°195 m5.2 mi
Ball HillW 267°195 m5.5 mi
Peach HillNW 314°180 m5.1 mi
Sligo HillS 173°172 m0.6 mi
Newtons HillS 186°166 m5.0 mi
Pleasant HillSSE 147°164 m1.2 mi
Fairmount HillSE 137°161 m1.5 mi
Jericho HillS 169°161 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272169

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