Westford Town Common
Westford Town Common is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 120 m. Prospect Hill stands 149 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Westford Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 24.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Westford Museum: 0.0 mi
- YV Art Museum: 4.5 mi
- Littlefield Library Museum: 6.7 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 7.2 mi
- American Textile History Museum: 7.5 mi
- Prospect Hill (468'): 0.3 mi
- Blakes Hill: 0.6 mi
- Providence Hill: 1.0 mi
- Burns Hill 325': 1.1 mi
- Little Tadmuch Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Westford Land: 0.5 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Drew Court Road Parcel: 0.6 mi
- Westford Knight: 0.5 mi
- Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.5 mi
- Basinas Square: 2.6 mi
- Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 4.5 mi
- Infinity garden: 5.8 mi
- Katie's Garden: 6.8 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 1.4 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 2.8 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 2.8 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 2.8 mi
- Stony Brook canoe access: 1.6 mi
- Freedom Park: 2.4 mi
- Forge Beach: 2.6 mi
- Jack Walsh Field: 2.7 mi
- VFW FIeld: 2.8 mi
- Forest Bells: 5.5 mi
- Hydro: 7.5 mi
- Mill Girls Sculpture: 7.8 mi
- Kerouac Commemorative: 8.1 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 8.9 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 4.6 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 9.7 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 10.4 mi
- Willow St Beach: 11.2 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 15.9 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 7.6 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 16.3 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 16.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 7.9 mi
- The Falls: 14.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 18.3 mi
- Cascades: 18.4 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 19.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.4 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 18.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 1.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 19.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.2 mi
- Haywardville: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Westford Town Common. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WNW 283° | 149 m | 5.8 mi |
| Brown Loaf | WNW 288° | 141 m | 5.6 mi |
| Gibbet Hill | WNW 288° | 139 m | 6.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | SSW 208° | 135 m | 0.3 mi |
| Pingry Hill | WSW 250° | 133 m | 5.6 mi |
| Baralock Hill | WNW 304° | 132 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 267° | 131 m | 4.9 mi |
| Millstone Hill | NW 313° | 127 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 6 mi away.
- striped wintergreen36 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk35 obs
- Wild Turkey24 obs
- American chestnut23 obs
- White-tailed Deer22 obs
- Blue Dasher21 obs
- American Robin19 obs
- Common Garter Snake19 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29769519
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