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Tithe

Tithe from directly overhead

Tithe is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south-southeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Meadow Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55921, -71.56112

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • cellar hole: 0.9 mi
  • S/SGT Leon A. Cote: 1.3 mi
  • Presumed site of Shaker Reservoir: 1.5 mi
  • windmill site: 1.6 mi
  • Tannery site: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 1.4 mi
  • Barber Land: 1.8 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.3 mi
  • Koerper Field: 2.5 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 33
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 7.2 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascades: 12.1 mi
  • The Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 7.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Tithe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSSE 168°187 m3.0 mi
Oak HillS 178°187 m3.8 mi
Prospect HillSSW 212°171 m4.6 mi
Flat HillWNW 288°161 m6.4 mi
Hunting HillWNW 300°158 m6.2 mi
Dean's HillSSW 207°157 m4.3 mi
Chestnut HillN 5°157 m4.3 mi
Prospect HillN 11°149 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29783357

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