Half Moon Swamp
Half Moon Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lotz Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 26.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lotz Land: 0.1 mi
- Reynolds Tract: 0.3 mi
- Riley Land: 0.4 mi
- Blackman Field and Woods: 0.6 mi
- Blackman Land: 0.6 mi
- Forest Bells: 0.8 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 5.7 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 5.7 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 7.9 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 8.0 mi
- Snake Hill: 0.8 mi
- Indian Hills: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
- Nonaicoicus Hill: 1.6 mi
- Leon And Katherine Hurd Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Moors Schoolhouse: 1.1 mi
- Bates Memorial: 1.2 mi
- 911 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Bancroft's castle: 1.9 mi
- Hanson Playground: 1.7 mi
- Depot Square Park: 2.2 mi
- Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Legion Field: 2.3 mi
- Mountain Lakes Club Field: 2.4 mi
- Katie's Garden: 1.7 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 6.0 mi
- Westford Museum: 6.1 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- YV Art Museum: 8.4 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 7.1 mi
- stone pile: 8.4 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 8.9 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 8.9 mi
- Swimming Hole: 6.2 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 6.2 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.0 mi
- Wilder Beach: 9.2 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Table: 18.3 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 3.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 17.3 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 17.6 mi
- The Falls: 11.7 mi
- Cascades: 12.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 12.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 14.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 7.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Half Moon Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | S 174° | 187 m | 4.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | S 180° | 187 m | 5.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 205° | 171 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flat Hill | W 274° | 161 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 286° | 158 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 5° | 157 m | 2.7 mi |
| Dean's Hill | SSW 201° | 157 m | 5.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 18° | 149 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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