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Northside Militia Training Field

Northside Militia Training Field from directly overhead

Northside Militia Training Field is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Elliott Hill stands 359 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Militia Lot, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
THE YEARLY MUSTERS THAT WERE FIRST|HELD ON THIS FIELD IN 1757|CONTINUED UNTIL 1840||DEDICATED TO THE INHABITANTS OF|CHARLTON AND THEIR DESCENDANTS

How to reach it

Coordinates42.16426, -71.95352

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Brackett Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Austin Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Little Mugget Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Carroll Hill: 1.0 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Cellar Hole: 1.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.0 mi
  • Richard's Overlook: 5.2 mi
  • Boulder: 5.3 mi
  • Momo's Rock: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Small House Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 9.1 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 9.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 21
Beaches: 15
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cargill Falls: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Northside Militia Training Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott HillNNE359 m8.3 mi
Moose HillN331 m7.9 mi
Little Mugget HillWNW328 m1.0 mi
Long HillNNW328 m2.3 mi
Burncoat HillN327 m5.5 mi
Prouty HillNNW327 m5.8 mi
Carey HillNNE327 m6.8 mi
Flat HillNNW324 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9947365793

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