Chelmsford Town Pound Marker
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Chelmsford Town Pound Marker is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the west-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chelmsford Town Common, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Plaque commemorating the location of the historic animal pound in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Dates from 1926.
Wikidata Q131344364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- SITE OF TOWN POUND 1654–1895
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 22.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 1.6 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 1.6 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 1.6 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 3.3 mi
- Hydro: 3.6 mi
- Mill Girls Sculpture: 3.9 mi
- Kerouac Commemorative: 4.2 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 5.0 mi
- Pieta: 6.8 mi
- American Textile History Museum: 3.7 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 3.7 mi
- Whistler House Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- National Streetcar Museum: 3.9 mi
- Chelmsford Town Common: 0.1 mi
- 110 Baseball Fields: 0.5 mi
- Roberts Field: 1.8 mi
- Highland Park: 2.0 mi
- Coburn Park: 2.0 mi
- Robbins Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.0 mi
- Thanksgiving Rocks: 2.4 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 0.2 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 3.9 mi
- Infinity garden: 4.8 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 6.7 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 2.6 mi
- Lowell Hebrew Community Center: 2.8 mi
- Mill Site Historic District: 3.6 mi
- Rev A.M. Garin O.M.I.: 4.0 mi
- Boston and Lowell Railroad Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 7.1 mi
- Willow St Beach: 8.5 mi
- Baby Beach: 8.9 mi
- Windham Town Beach: 13.3 mi
- Bartlett Woodlot: 0.2 mi
- Bartlett Park: 0.2 mi
- Miriam E. Warren Wetlands: 0.4 mi
- Warren-Pohl Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Lt. Edward Hope Bovey Woodlot: 0.9 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 1.5 mi
- North Grove Catering: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 15.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.3 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 14.1 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.7 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 19.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 12.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 21.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 3.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.0 mi
- Haywardville: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Chelmsford Town Pound Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill (468') | WSW 252° | 135 m | 4.6 mi |
| Millstone Hill | W 281° | 127 m | 7.0 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | W 273° | 123 m | 6.1 mi |
| Robbins Hill | SSW 209° | 122 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sparks Hill | WSW 242° | 120 m | 5.1 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | SW 234° | 120 m | 7.6 mi |
| Proctor Hill | WSW 247° | 119 m | 7.7 mi |
| Kissacook Hill | W 264° | 118 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12381269395
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