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Thoreau Cabin site

Thoreau Cabin site from directly overhead

Thoreau Cabin site is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Thoreau Bean Field, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.44208, -71.34248

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Thoreau Bean Field: 0.1 mi
  • Emerson's Cliff: 0.5 mi
  • Little Women House: 1.2 mi
  • Egg Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Old Manse: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Peaks
Parks
Artworks
  • Archadian Gyro: 1.7 mi
  • Dream World: 1.7 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 1.7 mi
  • Watershed: 1.7 mi
  • Lincoln: 1.8 mi
Beaches
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 5.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Cascades: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Thoreau Cabin site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSE 129°135 m5.8 mi
Little ProspectSE 131°133 m6.0 mi
Goodman HillSW 215°119 m5.6 mi
Annursnac HillNW 313°110 m3.7 mi
Loring HillE 92°109 m5.4 mi
Great HillWNW 288°109 m6.0 mi
Granny HillE 83°108 m6.3 mi
Pine HillESE 115°106 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/373908765

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