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Stone Family Farm

Stone Family Farm from directly overhead

Stone Family Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Harvard Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53355, -71.57435

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Harvard Park: 0.5 mi
  • Barber Land: 0.9 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.8 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.2 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.2 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 11.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.1 mi
  • The Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Stone Family Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 203°192 m5.5 mi
Oak HillSE 133°187 m1.8 mi
Oak HillSSE 158°187 m2.2 mi
Prospect HillSW 221°171 m2.7 mi
Powder House HillSSW 192°162 m6.7 mi
Flat HillNW 304°161 m6.6 mi
Vaughn HillsSSW 204°158 m5.7 mi
Hunting HillNW 316°158 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/265467050

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