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PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND

PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND from directly overhead

PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Philip Phillips Gift, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
THE BOLTON CONSERVATION TRUST GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THIS MOST PRECIOUS GIFT OF LAND BY THE PHILLIPS FAMILY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND FOR THE ENJOYMENT BY GENERATIONS INTO PERPETUITY. GIFT ACCEPT
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Coordinates42.44088, -71.58049

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Persons Park: 1.4 mi
  • Pond Park & Skating Pond: 1.5 mi
  • Town Common Park: 1.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Delaney Wildlife management area: 2.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions: 60
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.8 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 4.0 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.0 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 5.1 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 5.6 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves: 55
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Long Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Barretts Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 53
Beaches: 31
  • Bolton Town Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 15
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 12.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emerson Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakNW192 m2.3 mi
Oak HillNNE187 m4.5 mi
Peach HillSW180 m3.9 mi
Wataquadock HillW173 m2.5 mi
Sligo HillS172 m6.5 mi
Prospect HillNNW171 m4.6 mi
Powder House HillW162 m1.1 mi
West HillS160 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12789155548

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