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Willis Hill

Willis Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Willis Hill rises to 98 m in Massachusetts. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the south, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Eisner Parcel, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
98 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.40343, -71.43451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 0.9 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 3.7 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 3.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.1 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Haskell Field: 0.9 mi
  • Sudbury Center Historic District: 1.8 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.9 mi
  • Kenneth Olsen Plaza: 2.2 mi
  • John T. Tobin Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Bent Ice House: 2.3 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 2.9 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 2.9 mi
  • Henry Gardner house site: 3.3 mi
  • Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 3.9 mi
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 48
  • Stow Town Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 38
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Cascades: 21.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Willis Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillS 191°183 m4.0 mi
Gibbs MountainSSW 206°153 m5.5 mi
Doeskin HillSSW 196°152 m4.1 mi
Spoon HillWSW 240°146 m5.3 mi
Barretts HillW 277°140 m6.9 mi
Flagg HillNW 322°139 m5.4 mi
Farm HillSW 229°139 m6.3 mi
Prospect HillWSW 237°138 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358272260

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