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Gordon Parcel

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Gordon Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Prospect Hill stands 149 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Acker Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59704, -71.43135

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 0.6 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 2.4 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 2.4 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 2.4 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Westford Town Common: 1.2 mi
  • Stony Brook canoe access: 1.6 mi
  • Roberts Field: 2.2 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Field: 2.3 mi
  • Freedom Park: 3.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Westford Community Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Infinity garden: 6.3 mi
  • Gates Block Garden: 6.8 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 36
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wamesit Falls: 7.1 mi
  • The Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Cascades: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillW 272°149 m6.1 mi
Brown LoafW 276°141 m5.7 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SSW 201°135 m1.5 mi
Baralock HillWNW 292°132 m5.6 mi
Rocky HillWSW 256°131 m5.4 mi
Millstone HillWNW 294°127 m3.3 mi
Snake Meadow HillW 278°123 m2.3 mi
Robbins HillESE 104°122 m3.5 mi

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29776790

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