Pierce Town Forest
Pierce Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Unkety Brook Wildlife Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 15.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 23.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Chaney Hill: 1.1 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hound Meadow Hill: 1.6 mi
- Roby Hill: 2.0 mi
- Scribner Hill: 2.2 mi
- Shady Glade - Trail Head: 2.5 mi
- Southwest Park: 3.5 mi
- Roby Park: 3.6 mi
- Bridge Meadow Fields: 3.6 mi
- Main Dunstable Soccer Fields: 3.7 mi
- Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- SkyVenture: 4.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 6.5 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 6.5 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 8.0 mi
- Bruce Wyatt Clements Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Sawyer Common: 4.5 mi
- Gold Star Memorial monumen: 4.5 mi
- Basinas Square: 4.5 mi
- Bancroft's castle: 4.6 mi
- Littlefield Library Museum: 4.4 mi
- District 1 Schoolhouse: 4.8 mi
- Old Pine Hill School House: 6.5 mi
- Always Ready Engine House: 6.7 mi
- Westford Museum: 6.8 mi
- Forest Bells: 5.6 mi
- Latino Bus: 6.4 mi
- Crocodilian: 6.7 mi
- The Garden Giant: 6.7 mi
- Positive Street Art Free Wall: 6.8 mi
- Tara Heights Garden Center: 4.3 mi
- Katie's Garden: 5.1 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Gate City Community Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 7.7 mi
- Swimming Hole: 7.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Willow St Beach: 10.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Table: 15.0 mi
- The Falls: 8.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.0 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 13.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascades: 16.5 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 4.2 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 13.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 22.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 15.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 7.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 20.4 mi
- River Road Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Pierce Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | SW 219° | 157 m | 3.7 mi |
| Nissitissit Hills | NW 305° | 149 m | 3.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 206° | 149 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Lebanon | WSW 258° | 149 m | 5.2 mi |
| Brown Loaf | SSW 204° | 141 m | 4.3 mi |
| Shipley Hill | W 268° | 141 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gibbet Hill | SW 215° | 139 m | 4.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 277° | 138 m | 5.9 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 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 24 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua Cwsu, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29777496
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