First Meeting House in Shrewsbury
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.
The story
Town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
Dates from 1722.
Wikidata Q2559909, matched on coordinates and name (226 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Uncle Beazley: 3.5 mi
- Siegfried: 3.5 mi
- Sundial: 3.6 mi
- Stone Griffins (Lion Gate): 4.3 mi
- Pan Statue: 4.4 mi
- 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
- Meeting House Hall: 0.6 mi
- Golden Hill: 0.8 mi
- Temple Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sewall Hill: 1.5 mi
- Rawson Hill: 1.5 mi
- Keywood Manor: 0.6 mi
- Carlstrom Memorial Forest: 0.7 mi
- East Slocum Meadow: 0.9 mi
- Slocum Meadow: 1.1 mi
- Rawson Hill: 1.4 mi
- 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
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- EcoTarium: 3.6 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 4.6 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 4.8 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 4.9 mi
- 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
- Point Rok Beach: 4.2 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 8.3 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 10.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 10.6 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
- Picnic Site 7: 24.1 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 4.6 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.1 mi
- Condo Rock: 13.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 14.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 18.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of First Meeting House in Shrewsbury. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Hill | W 278° | 273 m | 6.1 mi |
| Drury Hill | WNW 297° | 261 m | 5.8 mi |
| Stratton Hill | WNW 292° | 244 m | 4.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 280° | 244 m | 5.1 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | WNW 289° | 241 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hancock Hill | W 262° | 233 m | 5.6 mi |
| Millstone Hill | WSW 251° | 229 m | 3.3 mi |
| Crown Hill | WSW 252° | 229 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12148081708
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 0 mi
- Worcester · 5 mi
- Boroughs · 7 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 7 mi
- Millbury · 8 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 9 mi
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