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Wright Hill

Wright Hill, a peak in Massachusetts
Wright Hill, a peak in Massachusettsvictorgrigas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wright Hill rises to 85 m in Massachusetts. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mead Stone, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49091056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
85 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47811, -71.47754

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Peaks
Gardens
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.2 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 54
Beaches: 36
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 20
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 11.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 22.2 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Wright Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillNW187 m4.5 mi
Powder House HillWSW162 m6.9 mi
Dean's HillWNW157 m6.5 mi
Pin Hill SouthWNW148 m6.0 mi
Pin Hill NorthWNW147 m5.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW145 m5.5 mi
Barretts HillSW140 m6.4 mi
Flagg HillSW139 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 611523 — Wright Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272263

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