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Winthrop Hill

Winthrop Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Winthrop Hill rises to 84 m in Massachusetts. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west-southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49090619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
84 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.45982, -71.10672

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
  • Silver mine: 1.0 mi
  • Virginia Wood: 1.0 mi
  • Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 1.6 mi
  • Woburn Moose Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Highland Park: 1.2 mi
  • Leonard Field: 1.2 mi
  • Davidson Park: 1.3 mi
  • Whip Hill Park: 1.3 mi
  • William F. Buckley Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Rock spiral: 1.8 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 3.7 mi
  • The Cannon: 3.7 mi
  • My Boys: 3.9 mi
  • Baldwin Green: 3.9 mi
Museums
Peaks
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Revere Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Short Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 2.3 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Alex's Place: 3.7 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 51
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 7.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.5 miles of Winthrop Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillWSW110 m4.1 mi
Zion HillW107 m3.7 mi
Turkey HillWSW107 m3.9 mi
Mount PisgahWSW105 m3.1 mi
Mount GilboaWSW95 m4.5 mi
Cairn HillSE92 m1.5 mi
Bear HillN91 m0.4 mi
Whispering HillWNW88 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358273089

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