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Schist Quarry

Schist Quarry from directly overhead

Schist Quarry is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the north, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.30879, -73.01371

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Walnut Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Gobble Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Gobble: 1.2 mi
  • Johnnycake Hill: 1.3 mi
  • West Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Hampden Street Park: 2.5 mi
  • School Street Park: 2.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 2.9 mi
  • Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 4.0 mi
  • Worthington Town Park: 7.6 mi
Museums: 48
Artworks: 34
Gardens: 28
  • Heritage Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 12.6 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 12.6 mi
  • Flower Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Walled Garden: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Glendale Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
  • falls: 10.1 mi
  • Waterfall: 15.6 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 14
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 15.7 mi
  • Corps Wall: 16.6 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 16.6 mi
  • Grotto: 16.7 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 3.3 mi
  • County Beach: 8.9 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 20.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 19.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.9 mi
  • Rd: 20.0 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Schist Quarry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haskell HillN 350°680 m7.1 mi
Walling MountainW 271°675 m7.4 mi
French HillN 352°675 m8.2 mi
Garnet HillNNW 348°663 m6.2 mi
Becket MountainW 266°663 m6.8 mi
Peru HillNNW 347°661 m9.1 mi
Bald TopWNW 284°624 m7.8 mi
Bashan HillN 11°614 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12661032650

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