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Farwell Quarry

Farwell Quarry from directly overhead

Farwell Quarry is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pin Hill North, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Harvard Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51164, -71.58499

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pin Hill North: 0.0 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 0.1 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Ryan Field: 0.4 mi
  • Town Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Harvard Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.7 mi
  • Barber Land: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Native Herb Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.8 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • stone pile: 7.6 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.7 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.9 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 11.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.8 mi
  • The Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 10.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Farwell Quarry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 204°192 m3.8 mi
Oak HillESE 111°187 m1.4 mi
Oak HillE 80°187 m1.9 mi
Jocelyn HillWNW 287°180 m7.1 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 204°173 m5.6 mi
Prospect HillWSW 246°171 m1.4 mi
Pond HillW 274°167 m6.6 mi
Powder House HillS 190°162 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1464585347

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