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Old Mill Road Land

Old Mill Road Land from directly overhead

Old Mill Road Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mccurdy Track and Woods, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53533, -71.59281

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Harvard Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.2 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • stone pile: 8.4 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 9.3 mi
  • Old Stone Chamber: 9.4 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 9.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 7.6 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cascades: 10.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 13.3 mi
  • The Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Old Mill Road Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 193°192 m5.3 mi
Oak HillESE 121°187 m2.6 mi
Oak HillSE 141°187 m2.8 mi
Jocelyn HillW 274°180 m6.4 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 195°173 m7.0 mi
Turkey HillWNW 297°173 m7.1 mi
Prospect HillSSW 201°171 m2.3 mi
Pond HillW 260°167 m6.3 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/547340707

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