Cliff · Massachusetts
Farmers Cliff
Farmers Cliff is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 71 m. Wilderness Hill stands 120 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttrick Land, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.48228, -71.36514
- 0.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 29.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Buttrick Land: 0.5 mi
- Middlesex School: 0.7 mi
- Middlesex School: 0.7 mi
- Simon Willard Woods: 0.9 mi
- Brengle Ham Field: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Lime Kiln Ruins: 0.8 mi
- Saw Mill Ruin: 0.9 mi
- Limestone quarries: 0.9 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 1.0 mi
- Egg Rock: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Punkatasset Hill: 0.9 mi
- Corly Pate Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nashawtuc Hill: 1.3 mi
- Poplar Hill: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 1.2 mi
- Rembering Center School: 4.3 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 4.3 mi
- Dream World: 4.4 mi
- Watershed: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Old North Bridge site: 1.2 mi
- Willard Common: 1.3 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 1.6 mi
- The Quad: 1.6 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- 1836 Battle Monument: 1.2 mi
- Antenna Ruins: 1.6 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 1.7 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 1.7 mi
- The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 1.7 mi
- Planted Canoe: 2.6 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Infinity garden: 3.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 2.0 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 2.2 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 2.2 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 8.6 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 10.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.8 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 38
- Bloody Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 10.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 14.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 14.4 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Wamesit Falls: 10.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.9 mi
- The Falls: 22.4 mi
- Cascades: 22.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 17.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 7.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Farmers Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Hill | WNW 302° | 120 m | 6.7 mi |
| Starr Hill | WNW 300° | 120 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sparks Hill | NW 324° | 120 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 343° | 111 m | 4.2 mi |
| Nagog Hill | WNW 293° | 111 m | 4.3 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | W 259° | 110 m | 1.6 mi |
| Newtown Hill | WNW 293° | 110 m | 6.1 mi |
| Great Hill | WSW 258° | 109 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358272423
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