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Smith Land

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Smith Land from directly overhead

Smith Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Harvard Conservation Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49910, -71.56020

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 1.5 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 1.5 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Town Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.9 mi
  • Barber Land: 2.4 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.4 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 3.3 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • stone pile: 6.4 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.4 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 6.5 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.6 mi
  • Old Stone Chamber: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 36
  • Harvard Town Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 12.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.3 mi
  • The Falls: 17.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 9.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Smith Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSW 227°192 m3.9 mi
Oak HillNNE 13°187 m0.4 mi
Oak HillNNE 26°187 m1.3 mi
Wataquadock HillSW 219°173 m5.5 mi
Prospect HillW 277°171 m2.5 mi
Powder House HillSSW 207°162 m4.7 mi
Vaughn HillsSW 227°158 m4.1 mi
Dean's HillW 280°157 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/546379487

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