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Haywardville

Haywardville from directly overhead

Haywardville is a ghost town in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Zion Hill stands 107 m to the west, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whip Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

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Coordinates42.46417, -71.09139

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Whip Hill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Warren Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Recreation Park: 1.1 mi
  • Spring Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Bowden Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Virginia Wood: 0.5 mi
  • Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 1.5 mi
  • Silver mine: 1.6 mi
  • Firefighter Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Stone Chimney: 0.7 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 1.2 mi
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 1.6 mi
  • Hikmat home: 4.3 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 4.6 mi
Artworks
  • Rock spiral: 2.3 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 3.5 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 4.2 mi
  • The Cannon: 4.2 mi
  • Baldwin Green: 4.3 mi
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 2.4 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Alex's Place: 4.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.2 mi
Beaches
Museums
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 7.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Haywardville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zion HillW 262°107 m4.5 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 251°105 m4.0 mi
Cairn HillSSE 168°92 m1.3 mi
Bear HillW 279°91 m0.8 mi
Castle RockNE 55°87.2 m2.9 mi
Horn Pond MountainW 265°86 m3.4 mi
Winthrop HillWSW 249°84 m0.8 mi
Boojum RockSSE 167°83 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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