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First Meeting House in Shrewsbury

First Meeting House in Shrewsbury from directly overhead

First Meeting House in Shrewsbury is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Winter Hill stands 273 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Shrewsbury Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.

About

The story

town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1722.

Wikidata Q2559909, matched on coordinates and name (226 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.29784, -71.71376

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Fire and Police Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Ward Family Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Shrewsbury Town Common: 0.1 mi
  • Prospect Park: 0.4 mi
  • Spring Street Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dean Park: 0.9 mi
  • Eaton Pond Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Mine Shaft: 2.7 mi
  • The Explorer Express Train: 3.5 mi
  • North Worcester Business Association: 4.9 mi
  • Ford on Rocks: 5.0 mi
  • Vernal Pools: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 60
Gardens: 57
  • Shade Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Secret Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Lawn Garden: 4.4 mi
  • The Clearing: 4.4 mi
  • Cottage & Vegetable Gardens: 4.4 mi
Museums: 51
Beaches: 35
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 24.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascades: 18.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mystery Spring: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of First Meeting House in Shrewsbury. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Winter HillW 278°273 m6.1 mi
Drury HillWNW 297°261 m5.8 mi
Stratton HillWNW 292°244 m4.9 mi
Indian HillW 280°244 m5.1 mi
Laurel Mt.WNW 289°241 m5.0 mi
Hancock HillW 262°233 m5.6 mi
Green HillWSW 259°231 m3.6 mi
Millstone HillWSW 251°229 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12148081708

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