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Maxant Land

Maxant Land from directly overhead

Maxant Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mccurdy Track and Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53209, -71.57921

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Harvard Park: 0.2 mi
  • Barber Land: 1.2 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.6 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.3 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.1 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 11.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.0 mi
  • The Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 201°192 m5.3 mi
Oak HillSE 126°187 m1.9 mi
Oak HillSSE 151°187 m2.2 mi
Prospect HillSW 218°171 m2.5 mi
Pond HillW 262°167 m6.9 mi
Powder House HillS 190°162 m6.5 mi
Flat HillNW 306°161 m6.5 mi
Vaughn HillsSSW 202°158 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29778046

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