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Terry Land

Terry Land from directly overhead

Terry Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Barba's Point, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49681, -71.58734

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.0 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.3 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 2.4 mi
  • Barber Land: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Dean's Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 0.9 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 1.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.9 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.0 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.1 mi
  • stone pile: 7.7 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Harvard Town Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 11.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.5 mi
  • The Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 10.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 211°192 m2.9 mi
Oak HillENE 71°187 m1.6 mi
Oak HillNE 56°187 m2.4 mi
Peach HillSSW 204°180 m6.8 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 207°173 m4.6 mi
Prospect HillWNW 293°171 m1.2 mi
Pond HillWNW 283°167 m6.6 mi
Powder House HillS 191°162 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29777273

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