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Skyfields Arboretum

Skyfields Arboretum from directly overhead

Skyfields Arboretum is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1999-06-29
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.62349, -72.22338

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Little Tully Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Pierce Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Little Round Top: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Lake Park: 1.8 mi
  • Little League Park: 1.9 mi
  • Fish Park: 2.1 mi
  • Athol Veterans Park: 2.1 mi
  • Goddard Park: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Path Continues: 6.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.3 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 6.8 mi
Museums: 39
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 23
  • South Royalston Chicken: 3.8 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.5 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 15.7 mi
  • Greenfield Money Tree: 20.6 mi
  • Reaching: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Silver Lake Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 7.0 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 8.3 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Doane's Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 17.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Trap Falls: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Skyfields Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceNW 305°491 m8.2 mi
Bennetts KnobNW 307°444 m8.2 mi
Mayo HillNNW 329°418 m7.4 mi
Prospect HillSSE 154°416 m6.1 mi
Baldwin HillSE 131°411 m4.6 mi
White HillNNW 338°409 m7.1 mi
Prospect HillN 10°407 m6.1 mi
Ward HillSE 145°405 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1615:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29677068

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