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Goff Gift

Goff Gift from directly overhead

Goff Gift is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

What to expect

Access
restricted

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38006, -71.41608

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sudbury Center Historic District: 0.2 mi
  • Feeley Field: 1.5 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 1.6 mi
  • Haskell Field: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Barn Foundation: 1.3 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 1.4 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.4 mi
  • Wayland Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Bent Ice House: 4.1 mi
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.7 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 4.5 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 4.5 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 4.7 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 59
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 41
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 8: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Cascades: 23.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Goff Gift. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSW 216°183 m2.9 mi
Gibbs MountainSW 226°153 m4.8 mi
Doeskin HillSW 221°152 m3.1 mi
Spoon HillW 260°146 m5.6 mi
Farm HillWSW 246°139 m6.3 mi
Prospect HillWSW 253°138 m6.7 mi
Juniper HillSW 214°136 m3.5 mi
Marble HillNW 310°126 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29777646

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