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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. Long Hill stands 259 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 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

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
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
Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • 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
Gardens: 59
  • 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
Beaches: 31
  • 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: 18
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascades: 7.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 11.1 mi
  • The Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.7 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 7.6 miles of Old Parsonage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long HillWSW 251°259 m7.3 mi
Sheldon HillW 259°225 m7.0 mi
Carter HillW 267°220 m7.1 mi
Gardner HillWSW 258°195 m6.5 mi
North PeakSSE 164°192 m5.9 mi
Legate HillSW 231°192 m6.4 mi
Oak HillESE 121°187 m5.3 mi
Oak HillESE 111°187 m5.4 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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