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Slifer Land

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Slifer Land from directly overhead

Slifer Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Prospect Hill stands 149 m to the west-southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spalding Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61641, -71.46722

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 2.8 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 4.5 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 4.5 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 4.6 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 4.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
  • Westford Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Tara Heights Garden Center: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Basinas Square: 1.2 mi
  • Westford Knight: 2.6 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.7 mi
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 3.4 mi
  • Harvey P Sargisson: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Picking Conservation Land East: 0.3 mi
  • Picking Conservation Land West: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Complex Land: 0.8 mi
  • Farmer Parcel: 0.9 mi
  • Water Dept Land: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 34
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 9.8 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Slifer Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillWSW149 m4.4 mi
Brown LoafW141 m3.9 mi
Gibbet HillW139 m4.7 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SSE135 m3.0 mi
Pingry HillSW133 m5.8 mi
Baralock HillWNW132 m3.4 mi
Rocky HillSW131 m4.3 mi
Millstone HillW127 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29815519

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