- Elevation, modelled
- 39 m
- Tallest summit within 6.5 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4582, -71.3336
The Wayside: Home of Authors is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 39 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.
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- National Park Service
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of The Wayside: Home of Authors. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SE 140° | 135 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Prospect | SE 142° | 133 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 333° | 111 m | 6.4 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 293° | 110 m | 3.4 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 105° | 109 m | 5.1 mi |
| Great Hill | W 277° | 109 m | 6.2 mi |
| Granny Hill | E 94° | 108 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 171° | 106 m | 1.4 mi |
- On the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 15.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 26.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Orchard House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 0.1 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 0.1 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 0.5 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Little Women House: 0.1 mi
- Old Manse: 1.1 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 1.1 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 1.2 mi
- Egg Rock: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Mill Brook Meadow: 0.1 mi
- Mill Brook Kenney Farm: 0.4 mi
- Peter Spring Farm Cr: 0.4 mi
- Ellen Emerson Grove: 0.5 mi
- Peter Spring Farm Cr: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Buried British Soldiers: 0.5 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave: 0.6 mi
- Melvin Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Nathaniel Hawthorne grave: 0.6 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Emerson Playground: 0.9 mi
- The Quad: 1.1 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 1.1 mi
- Old North Bridge site: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 0.8 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.2 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Poplar Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hardys Hill: 1.2 mi
- Smiths Hill: 1.3 mi
- Brooks Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 1.2 mi
- Watershed: 2.2 mi
- Dream World: 2.2 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 2.2 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 9.2 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 9.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.6 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Farmers Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 11.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 1: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.2 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.3 mi
- Rainshed: 24.3 mi
- Boston Light: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wamesit Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.6 mi
- The Falls: 24.7 mi
- Cascades: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 15.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.3 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 9.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 2 mi away.
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