Family Friendly Area (Multi-use)
Family Friendly Area (Multi-use) is a picnic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the west-southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wetlands Overlook Area, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Chelmsford
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 23.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 0.0 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 0.1 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 0.1 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.7 mi
- Robbins Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.1 mi
- Frances Hill: 1.2 mi
- High Point: 1.5 mi
- Lt. Edward Hope Bovey Woodlot: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Woods: 1.1 mi
- Robin Hill Reservation: 1.1 mi
- Miriam E. Warren Wetlands: 1.2 mi
- Red Wing Farm Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Roberts Field: 1.1 mi
- Chelmsford Town Common: 1.7 mi
- 110 Baseball Fields: 2.0 mi
- Strawberry Hill Field: 2.1 mi
- Westford Town Common: 2.9 mi
- Chelmsford Town Pound Marker: 1.5 mi
- Westford Knight: 2.6 mi
- Basinas Square: 3.6 mi
- Lowell Hebrew Community Center: 4.0 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 4.0 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 1.7 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Infinity garden: 4.7 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 5.2 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Westford Museum: 2.8 mi
- American Textile History Museum: 4.9 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 5.1 mi
- Whistler House Museum of Art: 5.1 mi
- Hydro: 4.9 mi
- Mill Girls Sculpture: 5.2 mi
- Kerouac Commemorative: 5.5 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 6.5 mi
- Buddha Statue: 8.1 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 7.7 mi
- Willow St Beach: 9.4 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.2 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 15.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 10.0 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 14.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 17.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 5.1 mi
- The Falls: 16.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.6 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 19.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 20.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 22.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 1.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.8 mi
- Haywardville: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Family Friendly Area (Multi-use). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill (468') | WSW 252° | 135 m | 3.1 mi |
| Millstone Hill | WNW 288° | 127 m | 5.7 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | W 279° | 123 m | 4.7 mi |
| Robbins Hill | ESE 111° | 122 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sparks Hill | WSW 238° | 120 m | 3.6 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | SW 230° | 120 m | 6.2 mi |
| Starr Hill | SW 231° | 120 m | 6.5 mi |
| Proctor Hill | WSW 246° | 119 m | 6.2 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 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13395739017
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