Cliff · Massachusetts
Sawyer Bluff
Sawyer Bluff is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 138 m. Drury Hill stands 261 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 138 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.37787, -71.72451
- 10.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 29.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Green Hill: 0.7 mi
- Faggot Hill: 0.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.0 mi
- Kendall Hill: 1.4 mi
- Apron Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- The Folly: 0.9 mi
- Temple of Peace: 1.0 mi
- Frank’s Column: 1.0 mi
- Masonic Hospital: 5.0 mi
- Ward Family Monument: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 60
- Inner Park: 1.0 mi
- Systematic Garden: 1.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 1.1 mi
- Cottage & Vegetable Gardens: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Folly: 1.1 mi
- Pan Statue: 1.2 mi
- Siegfried: 8.1 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 8.1 mi
- Sundial: 8.1 mi
Attractions
- Trail Marker # 141: 1.4 mi
- Cistern Base: 2.3 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 2.6 mi
- Log Chair: 2.8 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- East Woods: 1.7 mi
- Mile Hill Woods: 1.9 mi
- Malone Cr: 2.0 mi
- Malone Cr: 2.1 mi
- Wrack Meadow: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Town Tennis Courts: 1.9 mi
- Town Hall Leaching Field: 2.6 mi
- Sholan Park: 2.9 mi
- Duck Harbor: 3.0 mi
- Carlisle Park: 3.1 mi
Museums: 49
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 3.3 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- EcoTarium: 8.1 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 8.3 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sterling Town Beach: 2.8 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 7.7 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 8.4 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 20.5 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 22.7 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 23.9 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 1.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.9 mi
- Ice Fall: 11.9 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 12.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascades: 12.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 13.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 20.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Sawyer Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drury Hill | WSW 238° | 261 m | 5.5 mi |
| Malden Hill | WSW 257° | 260 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ross Hill | NNW 338° | 245 m | 5.7 mi |
| Stratton Hill | SW 227° | 244 m | 5.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 224° | 244 m | 6.4 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | SW 227° | 241 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rowley Hill | NNW 330° | 239 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fitch Hill | NW 325° | 225 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358271862
Day trips start here
- Clinton · 4 mi
- Shrewsbury · 6 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 8 mi
- Hudson · 8 mi
- Boroughs · 9 mi
- Marlborough · 9 mi
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