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Mccurdy Track and Woods

Mccurdy Track and Woods from directly overhead

Mccurdy Track and Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvard Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53270, -71.58324

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harvard Park: 0.2 mi
  • Barber Land: 1.4 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.6 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.5 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: 8.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 11.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 13.8 mi
  • The Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 199°192 m5.2 mi
Oak HillESE 123°187 m2.1 mi
Oak HillSSE 147°187 m2.3 mi
Jocelyn HillW 275°180 m6.9 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 199°173 m7.0 mi
Prospect HillSSW 213°171 m2.4 mi
Pond HillW 262°167 m6.7 mi
Powder House HillS 189°162 m6.5 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/546678302

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