Shawsheen River Aqueduct
Shawsheen River Aqueduct is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisherman's Access, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
Middlesex Canal aqueduct Crossing Shawsheen River.
The story
Canal in Massachusetts, United States of America.
Wikidata Q1931907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 23 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- muster: 1.3 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 4.5 mi
- Baldwin Green: 5.4 mi
- Buddha Statue: 5.7 mi
- The Patriot: 6.2 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 3.5 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 3.9 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 3.9 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 4.5 mi
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 5.2 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 5.9 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 5.9 mi
- RR Semaphore: 7.2 mi
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 7.3 mi
- Whistle Post: 7.5 mi
- Shawsheen Launch: 0.4 mi
- Wilmington Youth Soccer Fields Complex: 0.6 mi
- Muster Park: 1.4 mi
- Robert P. Palmer Park: 1.8 mi
- Elks Park: 1.9 mi
- Baby Beach: 1.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.7 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
- American Legion Beach: 10.0 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 10.0 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 1.1 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 1.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.5 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 3.1 mi
- foundation and well: 3.8 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 2.7 mi
- Courtyard: 5.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 6.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.2 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Crag 1: 11.3 mi
- Skull Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Fisherman's Access: 0.1 mi
- Leonard Estates Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Jones Forest: 1.0 mi
- Marshall Orchard Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.7 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 12.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 12.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 16.2 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
- Boathouse: 23.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.4 mi
- Rainshed: 23.4 mi
- Boston Light: 23.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.1 mi
- Newbury Falls: 19.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 24.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 10.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.7 mi
- Rail Spring: 21.8 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.4 mi
- Haywardville: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Shawsheen River Aqueduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | NE 48° | 128 m | 7.5 mi |
| Robbins Hill | W 279° | 122 m | 7.7 mi |
| Boston Hill | NE 49° | 117 m | 8.2 mi |
| Claypit Hill | NE 42° | 116 m | 8.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | S 182° | 108 m | 8.0 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSE 167° | 107 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ames Hill | N 352° | 106 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hemlock Hill | WSW 254° | 105 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/650719283
Day trips start here
- Billerica · 3 mi
- Wilmington · 3 mi
- Bedford · 6 mi
- Andover · 7 mi
- Lowell · 7 mi
- North Reading · 7 mi
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