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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

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
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
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 4.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 33
Museums: 29
Gardens: 16
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cargill Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Cascade: 16.7 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Cascades: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
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 PisgahWSW 256°379 m8.4 mi
Steerage RockWNW 288°367 m7.8 mi
Tower HillWNW 298°336 m7.0 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW 249°335 m5.8 mi
Blake HillSW 227°328 m3.8 mi
Little Mugget HillNE 53°328 m6.9 mi
Hatchet HillS 180°313 m5.7 mi
Doane HillNNE 33°310 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 5080 °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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