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Mcfarland Cr (Clapboardtree St)

Mcfarland Cr (Clapboardtree St) from directly overhead

Mcfarland Cr (Clapboardtree St) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mcfarland Cr, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2006-12-28

What to expect

Access
restricted

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21268, -71.20221

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The School Street Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Ellis Playground: 0.8 mi
  • R.C. Morrison Park: 0.9 mi
  • Westwood Veterans' Park: 1.2 mi
  • Norwood Common: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
Beaches
  • South Beach: 2.3 mi
  • North Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 5.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 4.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.6 mi
  • Martini Junction: 4.7 mi
  • 2: 6.8 mi
  • 1: 6.8 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 40
  • Nature's Pavilion: 8.5 mi
  • Oak Lea: 8.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 8.6 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 10.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 2.3 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Mcfarland Cr (Clapboardtree St). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillE 91°193 m4.5 mi
Moose HillS 185°163 m6.2 mi
Hancock HillE 86°155 m5.5 mi
Buck HillE 89°151 m6.5 mi
Hemenway HillE 86°140 m5.2 mi
Snow HillW 280°137 m4.5 mi
Cedar HillW 272°134 m3.8 mi
Tucker HillE 90°133 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29898297

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