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Beacon Hill, Ottawa Beacon Hill is a neighbourhood located in Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Beacon Hill was a part of the City of Gloucester until it was amalgamated with the new city of Ottawa in 2001. Beacon Hill is a prima ...
, Ontario, a neighbourhood *
Beacon Hill Park Beacon Hill Park is a 75 ha (183 acre) park located along the shore of Juan de Fuca Strait in Victoria, British Columbia that is popular both with tourists and locals. The park contains a number of amenities including woodland and shoreline trails ...
, a park in Victoria, British Columbia *
Beacon Hill, Saskatchewan Beacon Hill is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in the List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622, Saskatchewan, Beaver River No. 622 in the List of Canadian Provinces, province of Sa ...
, an unincorporated community *
Beacon Hill, Montreal A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port. More mode ...
, a neighbourhood in
Beaconsfield, Quebec Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a residential community located on the north shore of Lake Saint-Louis, Lac Saint-Louis, bordere ...


United Kingdom


England

* Beacon Hill, Buckinghamshire, a village in Buckinghamshire * Beacon Hill, Frodsham,
Frodsham Frodsham is a market town, civil parish, and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population in 2021 was 9,300. It is south of Liverpool and southwest of Man ...
, Cheshire * Beacon Hill or Fell, or Penrith Beacon,
Penrith, Cumbria Penrith (, ) is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than outside the Lake District, Lake District National Park and about south of Carlisle. It is between the Rivers River Pet ...
* Beacon Hill, Paignton, the highest point in the unitary authority of
Torbay Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is governed by Torbay Council, based in the town of Torquay, and also includes the towns of Paignton and Brixham. The borough consists of ...
, Devon *
Beacon Hill transmitting station The Beacon Hill transmitting station is an English telecommunications facility located at Beacon Hill, Marldon, Devon. It includes a guyed mast (Beacon Hill A) and a free-standing lattice tower (Beacon Hill B), both of which support various ante ...
, radio and television transmitters located at Beacon Hill, Marldon, Devon *
Beacon Hill, Dorset Beacon Hill is one of the highest viewpoints in the hinterland of Poole Harbour, Dorset. Its tree-covered summit reaches above sea level and there is a public footpath running roughly north to south over the top. Historically it was one of a ...
, in the hinterland of Poole, Dorset * Beacon Hill, East Sussex, a Local Nature Reserve in Brighton *
Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire :''There are several hills in Hampshire called Beacon Hill; Beacon Hill, Warnford, another is near Warnford.'' Beacon Hill is near the village of Burghclere and Watership Down, Hampshire, Watership Down, in north Hampshire. The hill's name is ...
, a hill fort, Hampshire *
Beacon Hill, Warnford, Hampshire :''There are two hills in Hampshire called Beacon Hill; the other one is near Burghclere.'' Beacon Hill, Warnford is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Warnford in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, and an ...
* Beacon Hill, Lancashire, the location of
Jubilee Tower The octagonal Jubilee Tower (officially called Darwen Tower) on Darwen Hill overlooking the town of Darwen in Lancashire, England, was completed in 1898 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It also commemorated the victory of th ...
overlooking Darwen, Lancashire *
Beacon Hill, Leicestershire Beacon Hill, near Loughborough, in Leicestershire, England, is a popular country park. It is one of several beacon hills in the United Kingdom. It is part of Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods Site of Special Scientific Interest. Descript ...
, a country park in Leicestershire * Beacon Hill, Lincolnshire in the
Lincolnshire Wolds The Lincolnshire Wolds which also includes the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which runs roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary just west of the t ...
, Lincolnshire *
Beacon Hill, Norfolk Beacon Hill is the highest point in the English county of Norfolk. The hill is located south of the village of West Runton on the North Norfolk coast. At its summit the hill is above sea level. The hill is also known as Roman Camp. The summ ...
, the highest point in Norfolk *
Beacon Hill, Colkirk, Norfolk Beacon Hill, Colkirk, Norfolk is a high point, once the site of a beacon forming part of a chain from the North Norfolk Coast to London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of b ...
, a high point in mid Norfolk * Beacon Hill,
Wollaston, Northamptonshire Wollaston is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England, about south of the market town of Wellingborough. The 2011 census recorded the population of the parish, including Strixton, as 3,491. Wollaston is from above sea l ...
* Beacon Hill,
Morpeth, Northumberland Morpeth is a historic market town in Northumberland, England, lying on the River Wansbeck. Nearby towns include Ashington, Northumberland, Ashington and Bedlington, Northumberland, Bedlington. In the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census, th ...
* Beacon Hill, Surrey, a settlement near Hindhead, Surrey * Beacon Hill,
Rottingdean Rottingdean is a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. It borders the villages of Saltdean, Ovingdean and Woodingdean, and has a historic centre, often the subject of picture postcards. Name The name Rotting ...
, East Sussex *
Beacon Hill, West Sussex Beacon Hill, also known as Harting Beacon, is a hillfort on the South Downs, in the county of West Sussex in southern England. The hillfort is located in the parish of Elsted and Treyford, in Chichester District.Historic England 2015. It is a S ...
near East Harting, West Sussex *
Beacon Hill, Sedgley Beacon Hill in Sedgley, England, is one of the highest points in the West Midlands, at above sea level. From the summit, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Birmingham are all visible, as is the Staffordshire, Shropshire and Welsh countryside to the ...
, known as the ''Sedgley Beacon'', the second-highest point in the West Midlands * Beacon Hill, Walsall, known as
Barr Beacon Barr Beacon is a hill on the edge of Walsall, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England, very near the border with Birmingham. It gives its name to nearby Great Barr (the Beacon borders the Pheasey area of Great Barr) and to the local secon ...
, West Midlands * Beacon Hill,
Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woo ...
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Beacon Hill, Cranborne Chase A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port. More mode ...
, a hill on
Cranborne Chase Cranborne Chase () is an area of central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. It is part of the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The area is dominated by, ...
, one of two Beacon Hills in Wiltshire * Beacon Hill, Salisbury Plain, a hill on
Salisbury Plain Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering . It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, but st ...
, one of two Beacon Hills in Wiltshire * Beacon Hill, one of the
Lickey Hills The Lickey Hills (known locally as simply ''The Lickeys'') are a range of hills in Worcestershire, England, to the south-west of the centre of Birmingham near the villages of Lickey, Cofton Hackett and Barnt Green. The hills are a popular coun ...
in Worcestershire * Beacon Hill,
Great Totham Great Totham is a village and civil parish in Maldon (district), Maldon district, Essex, England, and midway between Chelmsford and Colchester. The village includes the Island of Osea in the Blackwater estuary and is separated into two parts, n ...
, highest point in Essex


Wales

* Beacon Hill, Monmouthshire, near Monmouth near the Welsh-English border, Monmouthshire *
Beacon Hill, Powys Beacon Hill () is a hill in the county of Radnorshire, Wales. It lies within the Powys unitary council area. It is located north-west of the town of Knighton close to the valley of the River Teme The River Teme (pronounced ; ) rises in Mid ...
, a hill near Knighton near the Welsh-English border, Powys


United States


Communities

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Beacon Hill, Boston Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is also the location of the Massachusetts State House. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer to the state government or the legislature i ...
, a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts ** Metonymy for the
Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court, formally the General Court of Massachusetts, is the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts located in the state capital of Boston. Th ...
(state legislature), which meets there * Beacon Hill, New Jersey, an unincorporated area within Marlboro Township, New Jersey *
Beacon Hill, Seattle Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeastern Seattle, Washington. It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5, on the north by Interstate 90, on the east by Rainier Avenue South, Cheasty Boulevard South, and Martin Luther King J ...
, Washington, a hill and neighborhood in Seattle, Washington * Beacon Hill, Cowlitz County, Washington, a census-designated place


Hills

* Beacon Hill (California), in Norco *
Beacon Hill (Branford, Connecticut) Beacon Hill, (est.) above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound. It is the southernmost notable summit of the Metacomet Ridge w ...
, the southernmost summit of the Metacomet Ridge


Other places

* Beacon Hill (Antarctica), a hill in Graham Land, Antarctica *
Beacon Hill, New South Wales Beacon Hill is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It is part of the Northern Be ...
, a suburb of Sydney, Australia *
Beacon Hill (Hong Kong) Beacon Hill () is a hill in the northern part of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong. It is the 71st-highest hill of Hong Kong and is 457m tall. Beacon Hill is located within the Lion Rock Country Park. The tower and its relevant equipment on the t ...
, a hill in the Kowloon Tong area, Hong Kong * Beacon Hill, the site of the former coastguard station in
Dalkey Dalkey ( ; ) is a village in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county southeast of Dublin, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement and became a port in the Middle Ages. According to chronicler John Clyn (c.1286–c.1349), it was one of the port ...
, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland


Schools

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Beacon Hill School (disambiguation) Beacon Hill School may refer to: United Kingdom * Beacon Hill Academy, formerly Beacon Hill School, is a coeducational special school with academy status in South Ockendon, Essex, UK * Beacon Hill Community School, a secondary school in Aspatria, ...


Transportation

* ''Beacon Hill'' (train), a defunct daily rail service from Boston, Massachusetts, to New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. *
Beacon Hill station (Sound Transit) Beacon Hill Station can refer to: * Beacon Hill station (Sound Transit), a light rail station in Seattle, Washington, United States * Beacon Hill transmitting station, a telecommunications facility located on Beacon Hill in Devon, England, UK ...
, a Link light rail station located in Seattle, Washington, U.S.


Other uses

* ''Beacon Hill'' (TV series), a short-lived 1975 American drama set in the Boston neighborhood * ''Beacon Hill'' (web series), a 2014 American drama web series * Beacon Hill, a stage in the video game '' Need for Speed: Underground 2'' * Beacon Hills, a fictitious town where MTV's television series ''
Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed when he discover ...
'' is set


See also

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Beacon A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port. More mode ...
, an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location * List of peaks named Signal, a mountain suited to sending and receiving visual signals * Beacon Fell (disambiguation) *
Signal Hill (disambiguation) Signal Hill may refer to: Places Canada * Signal Hill, Calgary, neighborhood and hill in Calgary, Alberta * Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, provincial electoral district for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly * Signal Hill, St. John's, a hil ...
* Signal Mountain (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo