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250th Anniversary Tree

250th Anniversary Tree from directly overhead

250th Anniversary Tree is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mount Pisgah stands 379 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sturbridge Honor Roll Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.7 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1988-06-24

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10814, -72.08021

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fiske Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Shepard Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Walker Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Leadmine Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • White Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Town Common: 0.1 mi
  • Centennial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Village Common: 0.9 mi
  • Cedar Pond Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Walcott Street Playground: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 32
Museums: 28
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 4.1 mi
  • Path Continues?: 7.3 mi
  • Old Root Cellar: 7.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.4 mi
  • Momo's Rock: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 14
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cargill Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 6.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of 250th Anniversary Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahWSW379 m8.4 mi
Steerage RockWNW367 m7.8 mi
Tower HillWNW336 m7.0 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW335 m5.8 mi
Blake HillSW328 m3.8 mi
Little Mugget HillNE328 m6.9 mi
Hatchet HillS313 m5.7 mi
Doane HillNNE310 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465766716962504131
Precip in3.73.24.34.33.53.94.04.44.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13971186334

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