Attraction · Massachusetts
Davies’ Pest House Foundation
Davies’ Pest House Foundation is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Stone Chamber, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates42.50828, -71.40602
- 3.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Old Stone Chamber: 0.3 mi
- stone pile: 1.6 mi
- Cow Tunnel: 2.7 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 2.8 mi
- Limestone quarries: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Quarry Stone: 0.3 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 1.5 mi
- Antenna Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Isaac Davis Monument: 2.1 mi
- John Robbins Foundation: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- NARA Park: 0.8 mi
- Stonymeade Conservation Land: 1.7 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.9 mi
- Goward Playground: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Spring Hill Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- North Acton Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Camp Acton Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Ben's Woods: 1.0 mi
- Whittier Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Myers Hill: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.0 mi
- Nagog Hill: 1.9 mi
- Annursnac Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rail Tree Hill: 2.4 mi
Museums
- YV Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Discovery Museum: 3.9 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 4.7 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 4.9 mi
Gardens
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Infinity garden: 3.2 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Monument Square: 4.3 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 3.9 mi
- Buddha Statue: 6.4 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 6.4 mi
- Rembering Center School: 6.4 mi
- The Patriot: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 51
- Stow Town Beach: 8.5 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 9.4 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 9.8 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Farmers Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wamesit Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.4 mi
- The Falls: 19.7 mi
- Cascades: 20.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 4.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Davies’ Pest House Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagg Hill | WSW 238° | 139 m | 5.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | NNW 339° | 135 m | 5.1 mi |
| Robbins Hill | NNE 21° | 122 m | 5.7 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | WNW 295° | 120 m | 4.0 mi |
| Starr Hill | WNW 292° | 120 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sparks Hill | NNW 332° | 120 m | 4.2 mi |
| Proctor Hill | NW 305° | 119 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kissacook Hill | NW 325° | 118 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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.
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