Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Nashoba Farms
Nashoba Farms is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is April Woods, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.56571, -71.46590
- 8.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 25.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- April Woods: 0.5 mi
- Westford Land: 0.7 mi
- Macquarrie Parcel: 1.0 mi
- Kloppenburg Parcel: 1.0 mi
- Macquarrie Parcel: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Sparks Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sparks Hill 400': 1.2 mi
- Bluebird Hill: 1.3 mi
- Burns Hill 325': 1.4 mi
- Prospect Hill (468'): 1.4 mi
Parks
- Freedom Park: 1.4 mi
- Conant Park: 1.5 mi
- Forge Beach: 1.5 mi
- Westford Town Common: 1.7 mi
- VFW FIeld: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Forge Village Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
- Westford Knight: 2.2 mi
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Major Moses Poor Palmer: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Westford Community Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Katie's Garden: 5.9 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 5.9 mi
Museums
- Westford Museum: 1.7 mi
- YV Art Museum: 4.1 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Discovery Museum: 7.0 mi
- Littlefield Library Museum: 8.0 mi
Attractions
- Indian Grinding Stone: 3.1 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 4.5 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 4.5 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 4.3 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 8.0 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 8.1 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 8.3 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 34
- Freeman Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 8.0 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 8.7 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 10.6 mi
- Swimming Hole: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Table: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Old Limestone Quarry: 6.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 15.2 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Wamesit Falls: 9.6 mi
- The Falls: 14.7 mi
- Cascades: 17.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 17.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 19.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 2.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Nashoba Farms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | SW 231° | 187 m | 5.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 228° | 187 m | 6.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 311° | 157 m | 5.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 298° | 149 m | 4.9 mi |
| Brown Loaf | NW 306° | 141 m | 4.8 mi |
| Gibbet Hill | WNW 303° | 139 m | 5.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | ENE 58° | 135 m | 1.4 mi |
| Pingry Hill | WSW 257° | 133 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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