Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Peter Spring Farm Cr
Peter Spring Farm Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983-12-08
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46612, -71.33292
- 0.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Peter Spring Farm Cr: 0.1 mi
- C Courtney Comeau Land: 0.1 mi
- Mill Brook Meadow: 0.7 mi
- Granite Post Estates Conservation Restriction: 0.7 mi
- Ellen Emerson Grove: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave: 0.5 mi
- Nathaniel Hawthorne grave: 0.5 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 0.5 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 0.5 mi
- Melvin Memorial: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Little Women House: 0.5 mi
- Old Manse: 0.8 mi
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 1.1 mi
- Egg Rock: 1.3 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 0.5 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 0.5 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 0.8 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 1.7 mi
Parks
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: 0.5 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Old North Bridge site: 1.0 mi
- The Quad: 1.2 mi
- Emerson Playground: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Poplar Hill: 0.7 mi
- Holden Hill: 1.3 mi
- Punkatasset Hill: 1.3 mi
- Dakins Hill: 1.3 mi
- Balls Hill: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 0.9 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.8 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 1.0 mi
- Watershed: 2.6 mi
- Dream World: 2.6 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 2.6 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 9.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 9.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.1 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Farmers Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 10.2 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.1 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 1: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.6 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.5 mi
- Rainshed: 24.5 mi
- Boston Light: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wamesit Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.2 mi
- The Falls: 24.2 mi
- Cascades: 24.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 15.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 8.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Peter Spring Farm Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SE 143° | 135 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 331° | 111 m | 5.9 mi |
| Nagog Hill | WNW 297° | 111 m | 6.3 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 284° | 110 m | 3.3 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 111° | 109 m | 5.3 mi |
| Great Hill | W 272° | 109 m | 6.2 mi |
| Granny Hill | E 99° | 108 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 175° | 106 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 2 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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