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North Acton Community Gardens

North Acton Community Gardens from directly overhead

North Acton Community Gardens is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Robbins Mill Recreation Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51641, -71.40436

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Quarry Stone: 0.9 mi
  • Preserved Quarry Site: 1.7 mi
  • Antenna Ruins: 2.4 mi
  • Isaac Davis Monument: 2.6 mi
  • John Robbins Foundation: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 4.3 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 6.4 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 6.4 mi
  • Rembering Center School: 6.5 mi
  • The Patriot: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 51
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.4 mi
  • The Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Cascades: 20.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of North Acton Community Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagg HillSW 234°139 m6.0 mi
Prospect Hill (468')NNW 335°135 m4.6 mi
Robbins HillNNE 23°122 m5.2 mi
Sparks HillNNW 327°120 m3.8 mi
Wilderness HillWNW 287°120 m3.9 mi
Starr HillWNW 285°120 m4.1 mi
Proctor HillWNW 299°119 m5.3 mi
Kissacook HillNW 321°118 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29761444

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