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Old Parsonage

Old Parsonage from directly overhead

Old Parsonage is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. North Monoosnoc Hill stands 291 m to the west, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The house of the first minister of Shirley, Phineas Whitney. Dorothy Quincy and Madam Lydia Hancock visited here; And here also in 1773 came John Hancock to accompany them home. Moved to this site in 1906 it became the rectory of St. Anthony's Church.
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Coordinates42.54355, -71.64780
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Museums
Parks
  • Whitley Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 2.2 mi
  • Ben Normand Park: 2.4 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 3.2 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Whale Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 7.9 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 8.0 mi
  • Painted Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 56
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Shirley Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2: 0.1 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War: 0.1 mi
  • The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War: 0.1 mi
  • Shirley Remembers: 0.1 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 5.3 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Emerson Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 12.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 3.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Old Parsonage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Monoosnoc HillW291 m7.7 mi
Long HillWSW259 m7.3 mi
Sheldon HillW225 m7.0 mi
Bee HillWSW222 m7.7 mi
Carter HillW220 m7.1 mi
Gardner HillWSW195 m6.5 mi
North PeakSSE192 m5.9 mi
Legate HillSW192 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12290608344

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