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Caffrey family house foundation (1790s)

Caffrey family house foundation (1790s) from directly overhead

Caffrey family house foundation (1790s) is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Forest, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

1790s Caffery house foundation (on other side of stone wall). On private property, but can be viewed over the wall.

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Coordinates42.21744, -71.56066

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Bear Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Mammoth Rock: 1.7 mi
  • Peppercorn Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Saddle Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Ockoocanganset Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Berry Acres Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Reed Park: 1.4 mi
  • Reed Park: 1.5 mi
  • Reed Park: 1.6 mi
  • Reed Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Statue: 5.8 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Fireball: 10.9 mi
Historic sites
  • WW1 Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 4.6 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.7 mi
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 4.8 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 5.7 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches: 39
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Site 9: 19.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 19.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 27
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Caffrey family house foundation (1790s). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fay MountainWNW 294°212 m3.8 mi
Pigeon HillW 264°195 m5.8 mi
George HillWSW 250°183 m4.3 mi
Pratt HillSW 229°181 m3.7 mi
Green HillWNW 294°181 m6.9 mi
Misoe HillS 189°180 m6.3 mi
Tower HillWSW 258°176 m5.8 mi
Peppercorn HillS 180°174 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8972280536

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