Massachusetts Fire Towers

The following is a state list and map of all known Fire Tower Sites in Massachusetts. The map shows the approximate location of the sites. A color code indicates if the tower is still standing, staffed or not standing. Below the map there is a tower listing table showing that tower's status and a link to more information and photos if it is available.

Town - LocationMap
#

Standing
Active

Standing InactiveNo Longer
Standing
Acushnet - Mendall Hill1X  
Adams - Mount Greylock2  X
Agawam - Provin Mountain3 X  
Andover - Holt Hill4X  
Ashburnham - Mount Watatic5  X
Ashfield - Cran Pond Hill6  X
Barnstable - Clay Hill7X  
Barnstable - Shoot Flying Hill8  X
Becket - Becket Mountain9  X
Bourne - Signal Hill10X  
Brewster - Deer Park Hill11X  
Brimfield - Steerage Rock12 X 
Carver - Bare Hill13 X  
Carver - SW Line Road14  X
Charlton - Little Mugget Hill15X  
Chelmsford - Robbin Hill16X  
Chester - Holcomb Hill17 X  
Dennis - Signal Hill18X  
Dighton - Richmond Hill19  X
Dover - Snow Hill20X  
Dover - South Side Snow Hill20AX
Duxbury - Unknown Hill21  X
Edgartown - Airfield Hill22  X
Fall River - Copicut Hill23X  
Falmouth - Howlands Park Hill24X  
Foxboro - High Rock25  X
Framingham - Nobscott Hill25AX
Franklin - Top room of Fire Station26 X 
Georgetown - Balplate Hill27X  
Goshen - Moores Hill28X  
Granville - Sweetman Mountain29  X
Groton - Gibbet Hill30X  
Hancock - Brodie Mountain31 X 
Hadley - Mount Holyoke32  X
Hanson - Bonney Hill33X  
Harvard - Prospect Hill34 X  
Harwich - Top of Exchange Bdg.35  X
Hingham - Prospect Hill36  X
Holbrook - Turkey Hill37 X 
Holyoke - Mount Tom38  X
Kingston - Monks Hill39X  
Lenox - Lenox Mountain40 X 
Ludlow - Minechoag Mountain41X  
Lynn - Burrill Hill42 X 
Manchester - Morse Hill43X  
Medford - Rams Head45  X
Medford - Bear Hill45AX
Mendon - Chestnut Hill46X  
Middleboro - Barden Hill47X  
Middleboro - Top of Town Hall48 X 
Milton - Great Blue Hill49 X 
Monterey - Mount Wilcox50X  
Mt. Washington - Alander Mountain51   X
Mt. Washington - Mount Everett52  X
Mt. Washington - Mount Plantain52AFUTURE  
Needham - Carleeta Hill52B X
Norwell - Judges Hill53X  
North Attleboro - Sunrise Hill54X  
Oxford - Goat Hill55X  
Pelham - Mount Lincoln56X  
Petersham - Soapstone Hill57 X 
Phillipston - Prospect Hill58X  
Pittsfield - Tower Hill59  X
Plymouth - Billington Hilll60  X
Plymouth - Manomet Hill61  X
Plymouth - Pine Hill62X  
Plymouth - Reservoir Hill63  X
Plymouth - Telegraph Hill63AX
Prescott - Lighthouse Hill64  X
Princeton - Wachusett Mountain65X  
Princeton - Wachusett Mountain65A  X
Rehoboth - Great Meadow Hill66  X
Rehoboth - Long Hill67X  
Rockport - Pigeon Hill68  X
Rockport - Pool Hill69  X
Sandisfield - Town Hill70  X
Sandwich - Telegraph Hill71X  
Sandwich - OTIS Military Res.71AX
Sandwich - OTIS Military Res71BX
Savoy - Borden Mountain72 
Savoy - Tower Mountain72A  X
Sharon - Bluff Head73  X
Sharon - Moose Hill74X  
Shelburne - Mount Massaemett75X  
Sherborn - Brush Hill76  X
Sudbury - Nobscott Hill77X  
Sunderland - Mount Toby78X  
Tisbury - Unknown Site78AX
Tolland - Lair Mountain79  X
Wakefield - Castle Rock80  X
Wakefield - Harts Hill81  X
Waltham - Prospect Hill82 X 
Wareham - Tempest Knob82A X
Warwick - Mount Grace83
 X
 
Washington - October Mountain84  X
Webster - Wood Hill85  X
Welfleet - At Brownies86X  
West Brookfield - Ragged Hill87X  
West Tisbury - Indian Hill88X  
Westborough - Fay Mountain89 X 
Westwood - Grossman Camp Hill90 X 
Wilbraham - Mount Marcy91X
Williamstown - Berlin Mountain92  X

 Total
Sites

Total
Standing
Active

Total
Standing Inactive
Total
No Longer
Standing
Totals103431346


Notes:

  • The "102" total number includes one tower to be erected (Mt Washington)
  • Fire Tower research by Henry Isenberg
  • The map locations are approximate
  • Information on individual towers will be posted as information is found
  • A 1913 version of the above map can be found here