Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Concord Farms Cr
Concord Farms Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996-06-12
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46584, -71.30660
- 0.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 27.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 14 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Concord Farms Cr: 0.2 mi
- Kaveski Farm: 0.3 mi
- Granite Post Estates Conservation Restriction: 0.8 mi
- Vanderhoof Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Bedford Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.3 mi
- Hardys Hill: 0.9 mi
- Brooks Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hartwells Hill: 1.2 mi
- Smiths Hill: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 0.3 mi
- Bloody Angle: 0.8 mi
- Whistle Post: 1.1 mi
- RR Semaphore: 1.3 mi
- Little Women House: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Henry David Thoreau Surveyor: 0.3 mi
- British Grave Near Bloody Angle: 0.8 mi
- Buried British Soldiers: 1.0 mi
- F-86 Sabre: 1.4 mi
- Stumpjumper: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Integration Park: 1.2 mi
- Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- FIt Trail Park and Playground: 1.4 mi
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: 1.5 mi
- Flightline Park: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Orchard House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 1.5 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 1.6 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 2.0 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Rembering Center School: 2.2 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 2.2 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 2.3 mi
- The Patriot: 2.3 mi
- Watershed: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 2.2 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 2.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 8.4 mi
- Baby Beach: 9.2 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 10.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.0 mi
- Lunch Wall: 11.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 1: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.9 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 23.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.3 mi
- Rainshed: 23.3 mi
- Boston Light: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 14.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.5 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 9.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Wamesit Falls: 11.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Concord Farms Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSE 153° | 135 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSE 155° | 133 m | 6.2 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | W 280° | 110 m | 4.6 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ESE 105° | 110 m | 6.5 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 117° | 109 m | 4.0 mi |
| Granny Hill | ESE 102° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
| Zion Hill | E 96° | 107 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSW 211° | 106 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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