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Stone Land

Stone Land from directly overhead

Stone Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mccurdy Track and Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53529, -71.58083

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Harvard Park: 0.4 mi
  • Barber Land: 1.2 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 1.7 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.5 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 31
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 7.9 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cascades: 11.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 13.8 mi
  • The Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 199°192 m5.4 mi
Oak HillSE 129°187 m2.1 mi
Oak HillSSE 152°187 m2.4 mi
Jocelyn HillW 274°180 m7.0 mi
Prospect HillSSW 213°171 m2.6 mi
Pond HillW 260°167 m6.9 mi
Powder House HillS 189°162 m6.7 mi
Flat HillNW 305°161 m6.3 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/547341857

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