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Perkins School Easement

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Perkins School Easement from directly overhead

Perkins School Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Bayberry Hill stands 326 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Grivakis Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1978

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45997, -71.68063

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Route 117 Canoe Launch: 1.2 mi
  • Pellecchia Conservation Land & Canoe Launch: 1.5 mi
  • Fuller Field: 2.2 mi
  • Millstone Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lakside Field: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Ballard Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Hawthorn Hill: 1.4 mi
  • George Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Whittemore Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Wataquadock Hill: 3.1 mi
Gardens
  • Morning Glory Farm: 2.2 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Inner Park: 7.0 mi
  • Systematic Garden: 7.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 3.8 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 3.8 mi
  • Wachusett Dam: 3.9 mi
  • Log Chair: 4.1 mi
  • Trail Marker # 141: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 30
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 9.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.5 mi
  • The Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 16.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Perkins School Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bayberry HillWNW 301°325.5 m6.7 mi
Rocky HillWNW 289°325 m6.2 mi
Long HillWNW 303°259 m6.2 mi
Ross HillW 265°245 m4.4 mi
Rowley HillW 262°239 m5.2 mi
Fitch HillWSW 252°225 m5.3 mi
Sheldon HillNW 311°225 m6.9 mi
Bee HillWNW 291°222 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:17

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29815111

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