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Anderson Conservation Land

Anderson Conservation Land from directly overhead

Anderson Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bulette/Town Forest Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49712, -71.45887

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.0 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Elm Street Fields: 1.3 mi
  • Goward Playground: 1.5 mi
  • Acton Common: 1.5 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Holly Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
Beaches: 39
  • Stow Town Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 23
Cliffs: 22
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Cascades: 17.8 mi
  • The Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Anderson Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWNW 286°187 m4.8 mi
Oak HillW 276°187 m5.1 mi
Pin Hill SouthW 278°148 m6.6 mi
Pin Hill NorthW 279°147 m6.5 mi
Flagg HillSW 223°139 m3.0 mi
Prospect Hill (468')N 9°135 m5.6 mi
Pingry HillNW 312°133 m5.7 mi
Marble HillSW 219°126 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:16

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1266324439

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