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Stone Cutting Plant

Stone Cutting Plant from directly overhead

Stone Cutting Plant is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Derrick, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.28000, -72.97743

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
  • Abbott Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Gobble Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Fays Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Round Top Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Gobble: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 57
Parks
  • Riverside Park: 0.1 mi
  • School Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pettis Field: 6.1 mi
  • Watson Park: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 51
  • The Globe: 13.8 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 14.7 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 15.7 mi
  • Epiphany: 15.8 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 29
  • Heritage Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 14.6 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Arboretum: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 17
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Corps Wall: 15.1 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 15.1 mi
  • Grotto: 15.1 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 15.2 mi
  • Acorn Face: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 5.2 mi
  • County Beach: 7.7 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 19.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Stone Cutting Plant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haskell HillNNW680 m9.5 mi
Walling MountainWNW675 m9.5 mi
Garnet HillNNW663 m8.6 mi
Becket MountainW663 m8.7 mi
Pelton HillNNW609 m6.6 mi
Wadsworth HillW606 m6.2 mi
Kingsbury MountainWSW581 m9.5 mi
Church HillSW565 m6.0 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 solstice07:1815:3816:23

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12913292296

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