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Poor Farm Hill

Poor Farm Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Poor Farm Hill rises to 384 m in Massachusetts. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Poor Farm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
384 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.50514, -72.34520

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Town Common: 4.0 mi
  • Town Common: 4.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 5.3 mi
  • Orange Dog Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
  • South Athol WWI Honor Roll: 4.6 mi
  • South Athol WWII Honor Roll: 4.6 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 6.2 mi
  • Grave's Landing: 6.7 mi
  • Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 8.0 mi
Museums: 43
Attractions: 43
  • Old North Dana Depot: 4.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • North Garden: 10.9 mi
  • South Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Mormon Hollow: 7.1 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 7.2 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 19
Beaches: 17
  • Silver Lake Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 16.1 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bear's Den Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Poor Farm Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillWNW 293°423 m6.8 mi
Orcutt HillNW 315°394 m2.6 mi
Bear MountainNW 324°389 m7.0 mi
Packard MountainS 187°386 m3.1 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 251°380 m6.7 mi
Locks HillWNW 289°372 m3.1 mi
Bear MountainNNW 328°372 m6.0 mi
Morse HillW 262°366 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1319:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1715:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 609465 — Poor Farm Hill, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

OpenStreetMap element node/358270779

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