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Chelmsford Town Pound Marker

Chelmsford Town Pound Marker, a historic site in Massachusetts
Chelmsford Town Pound Marker, a historic site in MassachusettsJohn Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

Coordinates42.59761, -71.35569

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Gardens
  • 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
Nature reserves
  • 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
Peaks
Attractions
  • 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
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 54
  • 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
Picnic sites: 24
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 3.6 mi
  • The Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Chelmsford Town Pound Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect Hill (468')WSW 252°135 m4.6 mi
Millstone HillW 281°127 m7.0 mi
Snake Meadow HillW 273°123 m6.1 mi
Robbins HillSSW 209°122 m1.0 mi
Sparks HillWSW 242°120 m5.1 mi
Wilderness HillSW 234°120 m7.6 mi
Kissacook HillW 264°118 m6.5 mi
Scribner HillWNW 298°118 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12381269395

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