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Farmer Parcel

Farmer Parcel from directly overhead

Farmer Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Dept Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.60355, -71.46459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Water Dept Land: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Complex Land: 0.2 mi
  • Water Dept Land: 0.4 mi
  • Stepinksi Parcel: 0.7 mi
  • Picking Conservation Land West: 0.7 mi
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Westford Community Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Basinas Square: 1.5 mi
  • Westford Knight: 1.9 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.0 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 3.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 2.3 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 4.1 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 4.1 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 4.2 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 4.2 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 35
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 10.1 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wamesit Falls: 8.7 mi
  • The Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Cascades: 17.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 17.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Farmer Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillWNW 285°157 m4.7 mi
Prospect HillW 266°149 m4.4 mi
Brown LoafW 273°141 m4.0 mi
Gibbet HillW 275°139 m4.8 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SSE 148°135 m2.2 mi
Pingry HillSW 228°133 m5.3 mi
Baralock HillWNW 295°132 m3.9 mi
Rocky HillWSW 243°131 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29763621

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