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South Barn

South Barn from directly overhead

South Barn is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Collela"S Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Access
restricted

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20094, -71.51594

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Collela"S Park: 0.4 mi
  • College Rock Park: 1.0 mi
  • Teeter Totter: 1.4 mi
  • Carrigan Park: 1.8 mi
  • Berry Acres Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
  • Hoyt Statue: 2.0 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Statue: 4.3 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 7.3 mi
  • Fireball: 10.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
  • Community Garden Southborough: 5.9 mi
  • Southborough Town Pound: 7.4 mi
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 9.4 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 39
Picnic sites: 37
  • 36: 17.2 mi
  • 1: 17.2 mi
  • 35: 17.2 mi
  • 16-34: 17.3 mi
  • 15: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 36
Rest areas: 7
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 22.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of South Barn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fay MountainWNW 295°212 m6.4 mi
Pigeon HillW 274°195 m8.1 mi
George HillW 267°183 m6.3 mi
Pratt HillWSW 256°181 m5.2 mi
Misoe HillSSW 213°180 m6.1 mi
Tower HillW 270°176 m8.0 mi
Peppercorn HillWSW 248°174 m2.5 mi
Magomiscock HillSSW 205°171 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29770297

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