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Whitney Hill

Whitney Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Whitney Hill rises to 103 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Morse Property, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
103 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38343, -71.53062

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Beach Park: 0.7 mi
  • Simpson Road Park: 0.8 mi
  • Simpson Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Colaianni Playground: 1.2 mi
  • Cherry Street Field and Playground: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.9 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 2.0 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 2.1 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 2.1 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • John Brown Bell: 2.6 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Old Well: 2.8 mi
  • Old Foundation: 2.8 mi
  • Stow War Memorial: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 18.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Whitney Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillESE 122°183 m4.9 mi
Peach HillWNW 286°180 m5.9 mi
Sligo HillSW 219°172 m3.2 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 205°164 m3.2 mi
Powder House HillNW 316°162 m5.3 mi
Fairmount HillSSW 199°161 m3.1 mi
Jericho HillSSW 204°161 m4.2 mi
West HillSW 228°160 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272104

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