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The Formal Gardens

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Elevation, modelled
33 m
Tallest summit within 5.9 miles
Powow Hill99 m · 3.0 mi
Nearest byway
Essex Coastal Scenic Byway2.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
42.8229, -70.9315
The Formal Gardens from directly overhead

The Formal Gardens is a garden in Massachusetts, at a modelled 33 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shallow-Cold Frames, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

Built
1920

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of The Formal Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillN 354°99 m3.0 mi
Chair HillN 349°93 m4.5 mi
Red Oak HillWNW 287°93 m5.0 mi
Red Oak HillWNW 285°93 m5.1 mi
Sawyers HillNNW 326°91 m4.1 mi
Indian Ground HillNNW 342°91 m5.6 mi
Highlands HillWNW 292°88 m5.3 mi
Long HillWNW 283°81 m4.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 8 mi away.

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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