Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Frost Farm
Frost Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mellone Parcel, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Sudbury
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.41921, -71.39590
- 3.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mellone Parcel: 0.3 mi
- Davis Farm Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Sky Rock, Ledge Hill Conservation Restriction: 0.5 mi
- Concord Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Off Powder Mill Road Land: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.3 mi
- Round Hill: 1.7 mi
- Urato Farm: 2.1 mi
- Willis Hill: 2.3 mi
- Fairhaven Hill: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Captain Miles House: 1.6 mi
- Ayshire Horse Farm: 1.7 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 2.6 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.8 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Conantum Community Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Planted Canoe: 3.2 mi
- Italinate garden: 3.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Oxbow Meadows: 2.0 mi
- Harrington Park: 2.1 mi
- Cousins Park: 2.2 mi
- Mandrioli Mini Park: 2.6 mi
- Junction Park: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Revolutionary War Monument: 2.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 4.0 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 4.1 mi
- Last Out: 4.3 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Haynes Garrison Site: 2.8 mi
- Barn Foundation: 2.9 mi
- Brister Freeman Homestead Site Marker: 3.4 mi
- Reflection: 3.6 mi
- Adams: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Codman Estate: 3.3 mi
- Codman House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 3.5 mi
- Gropius House: 3.6 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 7.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 7.7 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 9.1 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 39
- Farmers Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 5.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Site 2: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.4 mi
- Cascades: 22.6 mi
- Emerson Falls: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 17.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 11.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Frost Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | SSW 208° | 183 m | 5.7 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | SSW 211° | 152 m | 5.9 mi |
| Flagg Hill | WNW 301° | 139 m | 6.2 mi |
| Juniper Hill | SSW 208° | 136 m | 6.4 mi |
| Marble Hill | WNW 284° | 126 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tippling Rock | SSW 209° | 125 m | 5.0 mi |
| Spindle Hill | W 278° | 123 m | 6.4 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SSE 156° | 122 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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