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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

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Coordinates42.50514, -72.34520

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Parks
  • Town Common: 4.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Bicentennial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Orange Dog Park: 5.7 mi
  • Muzzey Field: 5.7 mi
  • Pine Beach: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 50
Museums: 43
Attractions: 29
  • Old North Dana Depot: 4.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.0 mi
  • Dead Man's Curve: 7.1 mi
  • Old Schoolhouse: 8.3 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Wendell Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • North Garden: 10.9 mi
  • South Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Fort River Elementary Gardens: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Mormon Hollow: 7.1 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 8.5 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 8.7 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: 7
  • Bear's Den Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 15.4 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 8.4 miles of Poor Farm Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillWNW423 m6.8 mi
Orcutt HillNW394 m2.6 mi
Packard MountainS386 m3.1 mi
Brushy MountainWSW380 m6.7 mi
Locks HillWNW372 m3.1 mi
Bear MountainNNW372 m6.0 mi
Morse HillW366 m5.2 mi
Bullard HillNNW356 m4.5 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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