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Whittemore Purchase

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Whittemore Purchase from directly overhead

Whittemore Purchase is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Meeting House Hall stands 225 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Swamp, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26631, -71.59443

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • horseshoe sculpture: 4.4 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 4.7 mi
  • Uncle Beazley: 8.8 mi
  • Siegfried: 8.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Whitney Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Newtons Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Vinal Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Nebo: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 58
Gardens
Parks
  • Hennessy Field: 0.8 mi
  • Bay State Green: 0.9 mi
  • Greg's Field: 1.5 mi
  • Sawmill Field: 1.8 mi
  • Minuteman Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 44
Beaches: 32
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Site 9: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.8 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Emerson Falls: 23.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mystery Spring: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Whittemore Purchase. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meeting House HallWNW225 m6.7 mi
Fay MountainSW212 m2.5 mi
Bartlett HillNW201 m6.1 mi
Temple HillW200 m5.8 mi
Golden HillWNW196 m5.8 mi
Pigeon HillSW195 m5.7 mi
George HillSSW183 m5.3 mi
Green HillW181 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3216:18

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29815149

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