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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
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
Artworks
Gardens
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Old Well: 2.8 mi
  • Old Foundation: 2.8 mi
  • Stow War Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 32
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 18
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 14.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • 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 HillESE183 m4.9 mi
Peach HillWNW180 m5.9 mi
Sligo HillSW172 m3.2 mi
Pleasant HillSSW164 m3.2 mi
Powder House HillNW162 m5.3 mi
Fairmount HillSSW161 m3.1 mi
Jericho HillSSW161 m4.2 mi
West HillSW160 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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