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Perkins Farm

Perkins Farm from directly overhead

Perkins Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Eddy Hill stands 319 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24844, -71.75577

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Crow Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Union Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Union Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Dorothy Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • The Explorer Express Train: 1.3 mi
  • Worcester Wall: 2.3 mi
  • Mine Shaft: 2.8 mi
  • Old Black Oak: 3.7 mi
  • Ford on Rocks: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Henry Billings Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Spag's Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Kelley Square: 2.2 mi
  • Cristoforo Colombo: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 44
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 4.8 mi
  • Secret Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Lawn Garden: 7.9 mi
Museums: 42
Artworks: 37
Beaches: 30
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascades: 21.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Picnic: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Perkins Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eddy HillWNW 289°319 m6.9 mi
Denny HillWSW 258°287 m6.4 mi
Rocky HillW 273°285 m6.7 mi
Winter HillNW 317°273 m5.8 mi
Drury HillNNW 333°261 m6.7 mi
Dead Horse HillWSW 252°253 m5.8 mi
Moreland HillWNW 299°249 m4.9 mi
Indian HillNNW 326°244 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29701249

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