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Post Farm

Post Farm from directly overhead

Post Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Pine Mountain stands 680 m to the north-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Creek, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 4.0 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36178, -73.25272

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Mem Park: 1.2 mi
  • Ore Bed Park: 1.5 mi
  • Schermerhorn Park: 1.6 mi
  • Triangle Park: 1.6 mi
  • Roche Reading Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • October Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Lanier Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Dewey Hill: 2.3 mi
  • The Pinnacle: 2.8 mi
  • The Cobble: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • stone chimney: 1.4 mi
  • Burbank Dedication: 3.8 mi
  • St. Francis: 5.8 mi
  • St. Faustina: 5.9 mi
  • St. John Paul II: 5.9 mi
Museums: 38
Artworks: 32
Waterfalls: 24
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 12
  • stone pillar: 1.7 mi
  • concrete bases: 1.8 mi
  • balanced rock: 2.3 mi
  • concrete bases: 2.5 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 4
  • Adams Point Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 10.1 mi
  • County Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Campers Beach: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.9 mi
  • Day Use Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Post Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW 339°680 m9.8 mi
Walling MountainSE 126°675 m6.0 mi
Becket MountainSE 127°663 m6.8 mi
Smith MountainNNW 333°660 m9.3 mi
Yokun SeatNW 315°645 m3.9 mi
Mount WilcoxS 184°642 m9.9 mi
Tully MountainNE 41°631 m7.2 mi
Perry PeakWNW 302°631 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29785089

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