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Former Seth Heywood Site

Former Seth Heywood Site from directly overhead

Former Seth Heywood Site is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gardner Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
On this site in 1773 Seth Heywood one of Gardner's original settlers built his home. Later he was one of the four men who circulated the petition for the incorporation of the town of Gardner. In 1826 the grandson of Seth Heywood began the manufacturing of
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Coordinates42.57933, -71.98581

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jackson Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Monument Park: 0.3 mi
  • Park Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Greenwood Memorial Pool & Spray Park: 0.5 mi
  • Stedman Playground: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 5.4 mi
  • Clyde II: 7.9 mi
  • South Royalston Chicken: 9.0 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 13.8 mi
  • CAVA: 18.8 mi
Peaks
  • Reservoir Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Bickford Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Parker Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Washington Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 43
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 0.3 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 2.1 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 4.4 mi
  • Painted Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 33
  • Gardner Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.6 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 7.7 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 7.8 mi
  • Fitchburg Historical Society: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 30
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 22
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 6.6 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 6.7 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 11
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Trap Falls: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Former Seth Heywood Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettSE609 m8.0 mi
Little Watatic MountainNNE478 m7.8 mi
Fisher HillNNE468 m8.2 mi
Pine HillSE440 m8.6 mi
Mount HungerNE439 m7.2 mi
Jewell HillENE429 m7.6 mi
Russell HillNE414 m7.8 mi
Meeting House HillNE409 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564706861483828
Precip in3.53.34.44.24.04.23.93.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11986846158

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