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Old Town Quarry

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Old Town Quarry from directly overhead

Old Town Quarry is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Zion Hill stands 107 m to the west-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Land/Meadow Road, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47172, -71.09783

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Recreation Park: 0.5 mi
  • William F. Buckley Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Stoneham Common: 0.6 mi
  • Whip Hill Park: 0.9 mi
  • Pomeworth Field: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Virginia Wood: 1.1 mi
  • Silver mine: 1.9 mi
  • Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 2.0 mi
  • Woburn Moose Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Stone Chimney: 1.3 mi
  • Pickerel Rock: 1.6 mi
  • 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.2 mi
  • Central Street Historical District: 4.8 mi
  • Hikmat home: 4.9 mi
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
  • Rock spiral: 2.7 mi
  • Baldwin Green: 3.7 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.0 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 4.6 mi
  • The Cannon: 4.6 mi
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 2.9 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Alex's Place: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 7.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 21.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.8 miles of Old Town Quarry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zion HillWSW 255°107 m4.3 mi
Turkey HillSW 235°107 m4.7 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 242°105 m3.9 mi
Cairn HillSSE 162°92 m1.9 mi
Bear HillSW 230°91 m0.6 mi
Whispering HillW 271°88 m4.7 mi
Castle RockENE 67°87.2 m3.0 mi
Horn Pond MountainWSW 255°86 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830218

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