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Longley Farm Conservation Area

Longley Farm Conservation Area from directly overhead

Longley Farm Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Pearl Hill stands 310 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chaplin Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2003-06-30
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.57568, -71.66180
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ben Normand Park: 2.2 mi
  • Whitley Park: 2.3 mi
  • Culter Field: 2.7 mi
  • Tarbell School Park: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Shirley Remembers: 2.3 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War: 2.3 mi
  • The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War: 2.3 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2: 2.3 mi
  • Shirley Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
Museums
Gardens: 60
  • Ayer Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 7.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 7.0 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Painted Rock: 7.6 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Wilder Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 4.1 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 4.1 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 4.2 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cascades: 7.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 9.3 mi
  • The Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 12.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Longley Farm Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pearl HillWNW 298°310 m7.2 mi
North Monoosnoc HillWSW 253°291 m7.3 mi
Rollstone HillW 272°244 m7.6 mi
Pine HillW 261°228 m7.0 mi
Sheldon HillWSW 240°225 m7.1 mi
Carter HillWSW 247°220 m6.9 mi
Bayberry HillNW 320°209 m6.7 mi
Gardner HillWSW 238°195 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29776584

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