Thurston's Beach
Thurston's Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Murphy Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 26.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Murphy Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Greenough Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Ring Land: 0.6 mi
- Callahan Access Easement: 0.7 mi
- Poitras Land: 0.7 mi
- Town Beach: 0.8 mi
- Ryan Field: 1.9 mi
- Mirror Lake: 3.1 mi
- Harvard Park: 3.3 mi
- Delaney Wildlife management area: 3.4 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 1.7 mi
- West School Museum: 4.1 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 6.5 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 1.9 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 1.9 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 2.5 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 2.6 mi
- Chime Wall: 5.8 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.3 mi
- Petting Zoo: 6.5 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.5 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 7.0 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 7.1 mi
- Dean's Hill: 1.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pin Hill South: 1.9 mi
- North Peak: 1.9 mi
- Pin Hill North: 2.0 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 1.9 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 3.5 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.0 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 5.2 mi
- Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench: 0.8 mi
- PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND: 3.0 mi
- Bolton War Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Benjamin Sawyer's Grist Mill: 3.6 mi
- Brother's Shop: 3.7 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 0.8 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 8.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 9.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 11.4 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 12.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 13.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 18.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 13.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 11.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 19.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Thurston's Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | SW 216° | 192 m | 1.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | NE 52° | 187 m | 2.3 mi |
| Peach Hill | SSW 205° | 180 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wataquadock Hill | SSW 209° | 173 m | 3.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 332° | 171 m | 1.6 mi |
| Pond Hill | WNW 292° | 167 m | 6.5 mi |
| Powder House Hill | S 187° | 162 m | 3.1 mi |
| Vaughn Hills | SW 216° | 158 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29782907
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