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Shawsheen River Aqueduct

Shawsheen River Aqueduct from directly overhead

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

Coordinates42.56826, -71.21508

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Beaches
Peaks
  • Snake Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Wood Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Pinnacle Hill: 3.9 mi
Gardens
  • Tewksbury Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Wildflower Meadows: 2.7 mi
  • Courtyard: 5.2 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 6.0 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 6.2 mi
Museums
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 24
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wamesit Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 19.2 mi
  • The Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mystery Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Rail Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Shawsheen River Aqueduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillNE 48°128 m7.5 mi
Robbins HillW 279°122 m7.7 mi
Boston HillNE 49°117 m8.2 mi
Wood HillN 358°112 m6.0 mi
Granny HillS 182°108 m8.0 mi
Zion HillSSE 167°107 m8.0 mi
Ames HillN 352°106 m4.6 mi
Hemlock HillWSW 254°105 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/650719283

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