Historic site · Massachusetts
Isaac Davis Home Site
Isaac Davis Home Site is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Patriots Hill Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- DAVIS HOME THIS FARM WAS THE HOME OF CAPT. ISAAC DAVIS WHO WAS KILLED IN BATTLE BY THE BRITISH AT THE OLD NORTH BRIDGE IN CONCORD APRIL 19TH 1775. On the back: ERECTED 1895 BY CHARLES WHEELER
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.48195, -71.44763
- 4.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 25.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Hosmer House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Discovery Museum: 1.3 mi
- YV Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- West School Museum: 5.4 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 5.6 mi
Parks
- Acton Arboretum: 0.7 mi
- Acton Common: 0.8 mi
- Goward Playground: 0.8 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.9 mi
- Great Hill Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Conant Hill: 1.0 mi
- Great Hill: 1.0 mi
- Wright Hill: 1.5 mi
- Nagog Hill: 1.7 mi
- Faulkner Hill: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 1.5 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 2.6 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 2.8 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 3.3 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 5.0 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 5.3 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 5.3 mi
- Chime Wall: 5.4 mi
- Amadinda: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Patriots Hill Conservation Land: 0.2 mi
- Putnam Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Great Hill Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Anderson Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Bulette/Town Forest Conservation Land: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- ABRHS Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.6 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Isaac Davis Monument: 0.8 mi
- Mead Stone: 1.4 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 1.8 mi
- Quarry Stone: 2.5 mi
- Antenna Ruins: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 40
- Stow Town Beach: 5.9 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.5 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Farmers Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 12.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 7.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Isaac Davis Home Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WNW 295° | 187 m | 5.7 mi |
| Flagg Hill | WSW 246° | 139 m | 2.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | N 3° | 135 m | 6.6 mi |
| Marble Hill | SW 233° | 126 m | 4.5 mi |
| Spindle Hill | SW 227° | 123 m | 5.1 mi |
| Birch Hill | SW 217° | 121 m | 5.5 mi |
| Starr Hill | NNW 333° | 120 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | NNW 337° | 120 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8600090273
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