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Zion Hill

Zion Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Zion Hill rises to 107 m in Massachusetts. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Loves Lane Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49091482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
107 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45510, -71.17950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Mullen Field: 1.0 mi
  • West Side Field: 1.0 mi
  • Ryan Park: 1.2 mi
  • McClennen Park: 1.5 mi
  • Well Field: 1.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Baby Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Revere Beach: 10.2 mi
Gardens
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Alex's Place: 4.6 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Cliffs: 44
  • Bloody Bluff: 4.4 mi
  • Crag 1: 5.3 mi
  • Lookout Cliff: 5.5 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 8.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Site 1: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 5.9 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 6.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Zion Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillSSW 193°110 m0.9 mi
Loring HillWSW 249°109 m3.1 mi
Granny HillW 265°108 m2.1 mi
Turkey HillSSE 168°107 m1.6 mi
Mount PisgahSE 132°105 m1.0 mi
Fullers HillWSW 238°105 m4.4 mi
Robinson HillW 269°102 m3.1 mi
Mount IndependenceSW 225°101 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:15

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 612275 — Zion Hill, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358272716

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