Historic site · Massachusetts
Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959
Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959 is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sears Gift, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- brass
- Inscription
- Ornathologist, Scholar, Author, Friend. This natural area is set aside in his name. Remembering his thirty years of May mornings following the spring bird migrations through these woods, fields and marshes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.35744, -71.38158
- 7.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sears Gift: 0.4 mi
- Cutler Gift: 1.1 mi
- Kato Drive Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Bow Meadow: 1.2 mi
- Landham Brook Marsh Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Town Building Fields: 1.1 mi
- Eric Schwartz Ballfield: 1.3 mi
- Feeley Field: 1.9 mi
- Frank G Feeley Park: 1.9 mi
- Saxonville Beach: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Civil War Monument: 1.8 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Valley: 2.5 mi
- Fireball: 2.6 mi
- Stegosaurus: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 3.7 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 3.9 mi
- Redstone School: 4.6 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Danforth Art: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Nob Hill: 1.3 mi
- Green Hill: 1.5 mi
- Goodman Hill: 1.7 mi
- Reeves Hill: 1.8 mi
- Overthrough Hill: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.8 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 6.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Barn Foundation: 1.5 mi
- Haynes Garrison Site: 1.5 mi
- World War II Peace Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 4.9 mi
Gardens
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 4.9 mi
- Italinate garden: 4.9 mi
- People For Pollinators: 5.6 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 47
- Ponyhenge: 4.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 4.7 mi
- Fairy Rock: 4.8 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.0 mi
- Captain Miles House: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Falling Rock Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 10.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic Site 9: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 15.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 16.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | WSW 257° | 183 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | WSW 251° | 153 m | 5.5 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | WSW 258° | 152 m | 3.9 mi |
| Juniper Hill | WSW 250° | 136 m | 4.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ENE 72° | 135 m | 6.9 mi |
| Little Prospect | ENE 74° | 133 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tippling Rock | W 268° | 125 m | 3.1 mi |
| Reeves Hill | ESE 118° | 122 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 6 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8663007618
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