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Farnsworth Land

Farnsworth Land from directly overhead

Farnsworth Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poitras Land, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.48294, -71.60787

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Town Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Ryan Field: 2.1 mi
  • Route 117 Canoe Launch: 2.9 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 3.0 mi
  • Town Common Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 1.5 mi
  • North Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Vaughn Hills: 1.8 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 2.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 6.5 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 6.6 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.7 mi
  • Log Chair: 6.8 mi
  • Wachusett Dam: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Thurston's Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 11.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.7 mi
  • The Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 12.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Farnsworth Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 196°192 m1.6 mi
Oak HillENE 60°187 m2.9 mi
Oak HillNE 53°187 m3.8 mi
Wekepeke HillW 266°187 m6.7 mi
Peach HillSSW 199°180 m5.5 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 199°173 m3.3 mi
Prospect HillN 357°171 m1.4 mi
Pond HillWNW 295°167 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778558

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