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Spectacular AO

Spectacular AO from directly overhead

Spectacular AO is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Southbridge Town Common, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.4 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2010-10-21
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates42.07497, -72.02663

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Southbridge Town Common: 0.0 mi
  • Dresser Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Joe Capillo Park: 0.4 mi
  • World War Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Henry Street Field: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Pumpkin Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Dennison Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Fiske Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Blackmer Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Shepard Hill: 2.6 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 7.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 33
Museums: 30
  • Thompson Historical Society: 11.5 mi
  • Aspinock Historical Society: 12.4 mi
  • Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Keep Homestead Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Small House Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cargill Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Cascade: 18.1 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Cascades: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 4.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Spectacular AO. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coye HillSW 219°331 m8.1 mi
Blake HillW 267°328 m5.5 mi
Little Mugget HillNNE 24°328 m7.0 mi
Hatchet HillSW 219°313 m4.4 mi
Doane HillN 3°310 m7.1 mi
Williams HillNNE 21°304 m6.4 mi
Casey HillN 6°303 m7.9 mi
Mugget HillNE 41°299 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465766706962494031
Precip in4.13.54.64.43.74.44.34.44.25.04.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11101736351

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