The Barre Cross
The Barre Cross is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pleasant, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 14 mi
- Overlook · 20 mi
- Waterfall · 20 mi
- Summit House · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pleasant: 0.4 mi
- Babbitt Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hawes Hill: 1.6 mi
- Allen Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sherman Hill: 2.8 mi
- Jacob Riis Farm: 2.9 mi
- Mount Jefferson Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Malone Road Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
- Williams Woods: 3.7 mi
- Cooks Canyon: 3.7 mi
- Town Common: 3.1 mi
- Felton Field: 3.8 mi
- Curtis Recreation Field: 4.0 mi
- Rocking Stone Park: 4.0 mi
- Charles Clark Corner: 4.1 mi
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 4.0 mi
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 4.1 mi
- Stone Bridge historical marker: 4.5 mi
- Phillipston Liberty Tree Monument: 6.1 mi
- Phillipston Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Path Continues: 4.1 mi
- Trail Continues: 4.2 mi
- Old Town Hall: 7.6 mi
- Old Schoolhouse: 7.6 mi
- Yellow Chair: 8.6 mi
- Fisher Museum: 6.9 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Gardner Museum: 9.5 mi
- Old Town Hall: 10.9 mi
- Old Academy Building: 12.5 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.5 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 11.8 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 14.7 mi
- Clyde II: 15.0 mi
- Guitar: 17.6 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 18.8 mi
- Overlook: 4.2 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 8.8 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 9.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 9.8 mi
- Jacob Hill: 16.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 12.1 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 12.5 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 12.7 mi
- Holiday Cove: 15.5 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 13.2 mi
- Doane's Falls: 13.9 mi
- Doane's Falls: 13.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 14.0 mi
- Spirit Falls: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.4 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 15.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of The Barre Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NW 322° | 416 m | 6.9 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | NNW 337° | 411 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ward Hill | NNW 329° | 405 m | 8.3 mi |
| Canesto Hill | NNE 31° | 400 m | 4.0 mi |
| Dolbier Hill | NNE 16° | 389 m | 5.7 mi |
| Ragged Hill | NE 44° | 386 m | 5.1 mi |
| Prentiss Hill | ENE 71° | 386 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hawes Hill | WSW 249° | 383 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1419733553
Day trips start here
- Gardner · 9 mi
- Ashburnham · 11 mi
- Princeton · 11 mi
- Westminster · 11 mi
- North County · 14 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 16 mi
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