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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
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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

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Long Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
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
Gardens
Attractions
  • 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
Beaches: 33
  • 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
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 13.7 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.4 mi
  • The Falls: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 12.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.2 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 6.5 miles of PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakNW 307°192 m2.3 mi
Oak HillNNE 14°187 m4.5 mi
Oak HillNNE 17°187 m5.4 mi
Peach HillSW 234°180 m3.9 mi
Wataquadock HillW 265°173 m2.5 mi
Sligo HillS 175°172 m6.5 mi
Prospect HillNNW 341°171 m4.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillSW 232°167 m6.0 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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