Shaw Farm
Shaw Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Hill, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 24.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 11 mi
- Lookout Point · 14 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Strawberry Hill: 0.1 mi
- Hamilton/Crocker Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Willow Gate Rise: 0.8 mi
- Stratton Woods: 0.9 mi
- Wenakeening Woods: 1.1 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.2 mi
- Nob Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Hollis: 1.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 2.1 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.2 mi
- Patoma Park: 0.2 mi
- Stoddard Park: 0.3 mi
- Goodwill Park: 1.1 mi
- Idylbrook Park: 1.8 mi
- Vfw Field: 2.1 mi
- Old Foundation: 1.5 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 4.7 mi
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- War veterans memorial: 5.5 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Niagara Hall: 3.2 mi
- Knight Hall: 5.3 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 5.7 mi
- Chattering Rock: 4.0 mi
- Teetering Rock: 4.3 mi
- 16: 4.7 mi
- 15: 4.8 mi
- 14: 4.9 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 5.6 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 5.9 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Statue: 6.5 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 9.9 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 7.0 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 8.1 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 8.1 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 8.1 mi
- Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 8.1 mi
- Stoddard Park: 0.3 mi
- Pleasure Point: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Beach: 6.4 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 6.8 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
- The Wall: 4.4 mi
- Condo Rock: 4.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 10.9 mi
- King Philip Rock: 14.2 mi
- King Philip Cave: 14.2 mi
- 36: 14.0 mi
- 35: 14.0 mi
- 1: 14.0 mi
- 16-34: 14.0 mi
- 15: 14.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Shaw Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn Hill | W 269° | 174 m | 7.5 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | WSW 250° | 171 m | 7.1 mi |
| Saddle Hill | WNW 303° | 158 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 230° | 141 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rocky Woods Range | WSW 252° | 137 m | 4.8 mi |
| Snow Hill | ENE 70° | 137 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 76° | 134 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 319° | 132 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29762933
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