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Poitras Memorial Land

Poitras Memorial Land from directly overhead

Poitras Memorial Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hollis, a peak 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20762, -71.43066

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Goodwill Park: 0.6 mi
  • Patoma Park: 1.3 mi
  • Stoddard Park: 1.5 mi
  • Idylbrook Park: 2.6 mi
  • Vfw Field: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
  • Hoyt Statue: 4.7 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Zullo Gallery: 6.6 mi
  • Statue: 6.6 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 8.4 mi
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.2 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 7.0 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 55
Cliffs: 40
  • The Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Condo Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 9.6 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 15.3 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Picnic Site 9: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 15.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 15.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 15.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 18.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Poitras Memorial Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peppercorn HillWSW 258°174 m6.8 mi
Magomiscock HillWSW 238°171 m6.9 mi
Bear HillW 269°170 m7.4 mi
Saddle HillWNW 298°158 m6.3 mi
Bear HillSW 216°141 m6.2 mi
Rocky Woods RangeSW 234°137 m4.6 mi
Snow HillE 81°137 m7.4 mi
Bald HillNW 307°132 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778231

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