The Olympic Bell
The Olympic Bell is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Old Frog Pond
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 0.1 mi
- Chime Wall: 3.5 mi
- Amadinda: 3.5 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 4.2 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 4.3 mi
- Bush Land: 0.6 mi
- Reed Land: 0.7 mi
- Warila Land: 0.8 mi
- Eastern Greenway (Central): 0.9 mi
- Stephenson #2: 0.9 mi
- Delaney Wildlife management area: 1.1 mi
- Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Town Center Park: 3.2 mi
- Persons Park: 3.7 mi
- Town Common Park: 3.7 mi
- West School Museum: 1.9 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 4.1 mi
- Discovery Museum: 4.8 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 5.0 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 2.1 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.3 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Long Hill: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.1 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.3 mi
- Warren Hill: 2.4 mi
- Long Hill: 2.4 mi
- PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND: 2.4 mi
- Benjamin Sawyer's Grist Mill: 2.9 mi
- Stow War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Old Well: 3.2 mi
- Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench: 3.4 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.1 mi
- Petting Zoo: 4.2 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.3 mi
- stone pile: 6.3 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 6.5 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 2.5 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 2.8 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 3.5 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 4.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 6.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.1 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 12.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 15.9 mi
- Cascades: 14.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 16.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 18.3 mi
- The Falls: 19.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 10.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 21.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 22.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.6 mi
- Haywardville: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of The Olympic Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | W 263° | 192 m | 3.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 350° | 187 m | 2.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 1° | 187 m | 3.4 mi |
| Peach Hill | SW 229° | 180 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wataquadock Hill | WSW 243° | 173 m | 4.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 310° | 171 m | 4.0 mi |
| Powder House Hill | SW 234° | 162 m | 3.3 mi |
| Vaughn Hills | W 261° | 158 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12077349314
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