Great Elm Parcel
Great Elm Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 21.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Hill: 0.4 mi
- Rail Tree Hill: 0.6 mi
- Little Bear Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nashoba Hill: 2.4 mi
- Quagana Hill: 2.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 0.5 mi
- Carlisle Conservation Foundation: 0.9 mi
- Ryan Land: 0.9 mi
- Carlisle State Forest: 1.0 mi
- Avery-Holmes Land: 1.0 mi
- Jack Walsh Field: 0.7 mi
- NARA Park: 1.6 mi
- Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Center Park: 2.8 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- YV Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Westford Museum: 3.3 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Discovery Museum: 6.0 mi
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 6.3 mi
- Cow Tunnel: 2.1 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 2.3 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 2.3 mi
- stone pile: 3.3 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 3.5 mi
- Quarry Stone: 2.6 mi
- Goddess of Liberty: 2.8 mi
- Daisy Memorial Bench: 2.9 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 2.9 mi
- Westford Knight: 3.7 mi
- Infinity garden: 2.8 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 4.7 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 5.6 mi
- Buddha Statue: 6.7 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 6.9 mi
- Rembering Center School: 7.0 mi
- The Patriot: 7.3 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 6.6 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 10.1 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 10.6 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 10.6 mi
- Baby Beach: 11.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Table: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 12.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 10.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 13.7 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.8 mi
- The Falls: 18.0 mi
- Cascades: 20.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.4 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 2.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.7 mi
- Haywardville: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Great Elm Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill (468') | NW 320° | 135 m | 3.2 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | NW 318° | 123 m | 5.7 mi |
| Robbins Hill | NNE 31° | 122 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sparks Hill | NW 304° | 120 m | 2.7 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | W 262° | 120 m | 3.9 mi |
| Starr Hill | W 261° | 120 m | 4.2 mi |
| Proctor Hill | W 281° | 119 m | 4.9 mi |
| Kissacook Hill | NW 308° | 118 m | 5.3 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 | 07:13 | 15:30 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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