Rural Land Foundation
Rural Land Foundation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogers Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rogers Land: 0.3 mi
- Tanners Brook: 0.4 mi
- Smith Hill: 0.5 mi
- Mill Brook: 0.8 mi
- Millots Land: 1.0 mi
- Smiths Hill: 0.3 mi
- Brooks Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hardys Hill: 0.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.8 mi
- Aureet Bar-Yam: 0.6 mi
- British Grave Near Bloody Angle: 0.9 mi
- Adams: 1.2 mi
- Buried British Soldiers: 1.4 mi
- Reflection: 1.5 mi
- Watershed: 0.9 mi
- Dream World: 0.9 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 0.9 mi
- Street Ball: 0.9 mi
- Best of All Possible Worlds: 0.9 mi
- Bloody Angle: 0.9 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 1.5 mi
- Emerson's Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 1.6 mi
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 1.7 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.3 mi
- People For Pollinators: 1.6 mi
- Planted Canoe: 2.0 mi
- Italinate garden: 2.1 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 1.4 mi
- Gropius House: 1.5 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 1.7 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 1.8 mi
- Pierce Park: 1.4 mi
- Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: 1.6 mi
- Integration Park: 1.7 mi
- FIt Trail Park and Playground: 1.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 9.8 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 10.1 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 10.2 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 10.1 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 4.6 mi
- Valley Shelter: 4.8 mi
- Boathouse: 22.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.8 mi
- Rainshed: 22.8 mi
- Boston Light: 22.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 10.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.0 mi
- Haywardville: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Rural Land Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SE 144° | 135 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSE 146° | 133 m | 4.9 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 298° | 110 m | 5.0 mi |
| Whipple Hill | E 91° | 110 m | 6.3 mi |
| Loring Hill | E 95° | 109 m | 3.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | E 83° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 248° | 106 m | 1.2 mi |
| Fullers Hill | ESE 119° | 105 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29830182
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