Historic site · Massachusetts
Mead Stone
Mead Stone is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wright Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates42.47629, -71.47496
- 6.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wright Hill: 0.2 mi
- Conant Hill: 1.1 mi
- Great Hill: 1.2 mi
- Flagg Hill: 1.5 mi
- Faulkner Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Elm Street Fields: 0.4 mi
- Great Hill Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Jones Field: 1.4 mi
- Rockland Soccer Fields: 2.1 mi
- Acton Arboretum: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Guggins Brook Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Monsen Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Pacy Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Cr #3: 1.1 mi
- Whitcomb Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- ABRHS Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.3 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 2.9 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Hosmer House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Discovery Museum: 1.3 mi
- West School Museum: 4.0 mi
- YV Art Museum: 4.1 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Isaac Davis Home Site: 1.4 mi
- Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 2.0 mi
- Isaac Davis Monument: 2.2 mi
- John Robbins Foundation: 2.8 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 2.6 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 3.9 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 4.2 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 4.4 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 3.8 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 3.9 mi
- Chime Wall: 4.3 mi
- Amadinda: 4.3 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 37
- Stow Town Beach: 5.0 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 6.1 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 6.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 9.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Farmers Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Wamesit Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cascades: 17.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 19.4 mi
- The Falls: 20.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 22.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 7.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 19.1 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Mead Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | NW 306° | 187 m | 4.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 294° | 187 m | 4.7 mi |
| Dean's Hill | WNW 287° | 157 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pin Hill South | WNW 292° | 148 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pin Hill North | WNW 293° | 147 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WSW 245° | 145 m | 5.6 mi |
| Barretts Hill | SW 229° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Flagg Hill | WSW 238° | 139 m | 1.5 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 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10784573377
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