Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Powissett Farm
Powissett Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Dover Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Trustees of Reservations
How to reach it
Coordinates42.22206, -71.25579
- 3.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 28.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dover Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Dover Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Dover Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Mill Brook Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Seavey Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Nimrod's Rock: 0.4 mi
- Powissett Peak: 0.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.9 mi
- Peaked Rock: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Shapiro Beach: 0.9 mi
- Powissett Beach: 1.0 mi
- South Beach: 1.1 mi
- North Beach: 1.4 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Pheasant Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Westwood Veterans' Park: 1.7 mi
- Buckmaster Pond: 1.7 mi
- Buckmaster Pond Park: 1.7 mi
- Deerfield School Park: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 1.9 mi
- Trial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Shade Garden: 4.4 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 4.5 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.5 mi
- Martini Junction: 3.4 mi
- 2: 5.1 mi
- 1: 5.1 mi
- 14: 5.4 mi
Museums
- Peak House Museum: 3.1 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 3.2 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 3.5 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Protectors of the American Way: 3.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 3.6 mi
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Morse Hill Veterans Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- The Castle: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Zullo Gallery: 3.5 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 4.6 mi
- Babson Globe: 5.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 7.2 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 51
- Breakneck Ledge: 7.9 mi
- The Alcove: 8.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Lower Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Oak Lea: 10.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 10.2 mi
- Pine Knoll: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.1 mi
- Boston Light: 20.1 mi
- Rainshed: 20.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 9.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Powissett Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | SSE 162° | 163 m | 7.1 mi |
| Snow Hill | W 275° | 137 m | 1.7 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 244° | 134 m | 1.2 mi |
| Pegan Hill | NW 309° | 125 m | 3.2 mi |
| Brush Hill | WNW 288° | 121 m | 6.9 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | N 2° | 114 m | 0.9 mi |
| Powissett Peak | N 5° | 112 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mine Hill | WSW 241° | 111 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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