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Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench

Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench from directly overhead

Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Scorgie Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Colin Campbell Fay 1977 - 2010

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49078, -71.60709

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 1.7 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 1.8 mi
  • North Peak: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Town Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.6 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 2.5 mi
  • Harvard Park: 3.0 mi
  • Route 117 Canoe Launch: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 7.0 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 7.1 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.1 mi
  • Log Chair: 7.2 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Thurston's Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 10.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.3 mi
  • The Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 11.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 193°192 m2.1 mi
Oak HillENE 69°187 m2.6 mi
Oak HillENE 59°187 m3.4 mi
Wekepeke HillW 262°187 m6.8 mi
Peach HillSSW 197°180 m6.1 mi
Jocelyn HillWNW 302°180 m6.7 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 197°173 m3.8 mi
Prospect HillN 353°171 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5296476562

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