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Sholan Farms

Sholan Farms from directly overhead

Sholan Farms is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2001-06-29

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.48769, -71.77946

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bee Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Bayberry Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Legate Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Fournier Park: 1.5 mi
  • Eagles Field: 1.8 mi
  • Barrett Park: 2.4 mi
  • McLaughlin Field - Babe Ruth Baseball: 2.8 mi
  • Monument Square: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Korean War Bell: 2.8 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Willard Memorial: 3.1 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 3.5 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 8.7 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 8.7 mi
  • Folly: 9.1 mi
  • Pan Statue: 9.2 mi
Attractions
  • Moses' Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Whale Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 5.2 mi
  • Observation Tower: 5.5 mi
  • Painted Rock: 6.8 mi
Museums: 50
Gardens: 45
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 7.0 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Sterling Town Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 6.0 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 6.4 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 4.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.8 mi
  • The Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Sholan Farms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettW 271°609 m5.5 mi
Little WachusettWSW 253°476 m5.9 mi
Pine HillW 269°440 m4.8 mi
Brown HillWSW 254°401 m6.5 mi
Church RockWNW 286°398 m7.0 mi
Crow HillsWNW 303°376 m4.9 mi
Ball HillNW 305°364 m4.0 mi
South Monoosnoc HillNNW 338°345 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29759412

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