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Newick Land

Newick Land from directly overhead

Newick Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Horne Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.50116, -71.59472

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dean's Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 0.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 0.8 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Town Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Ryan Field: 0.7 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.9 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.1 mi
  • Barber Land: 3.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.3 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.5 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 8.0 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 11.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.1 mi
  • The Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 10.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Newick Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 202°192 m3.0 mi
Oak HillE 83°187 m1.9 mi
Oak HillENE 66°187 m2.5 mi
Jocelyn HillWNW 294°180 m6.9 mi
Peach HillSSW 201°180 m6.9 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 202°173 m4.7 mi
Prospect HillWNW 283°171 m0.8 mi
Pond HillWNW 281°167 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/547450161

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