Ashland Pumping Station
Ashland Pumping Station is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Zachary Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Zachary Hill: 0.3 mi
- Broad Hill: 0.9 mi
- Magunco Hill: 1.2 mi
- Long Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.0 mi
- Peloquin Woods: 1.0 mi
- Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Wiley Woods: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Woods: 1.1 mi
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 1.1 mi
- Nyanza Healing Garden: 1.4 mi
- Stone Park: 1.7 mi
- The Corner Spot: 1.9 mi
- Gryncel Park: 2.1 mi
- Hopkinton Town Common: 2.4 mi
- War veterans memorial: 1.9 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.1 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 4.1 mi
- Old Foundation: 4.4 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 2.3 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 2.4 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 5.7 mi
- Statue: 7.0 mi
- Fireball: 7.7 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 2.4 mi
- Chattering Rock: 4.5 mi
- Teetering Rock: 4.6 mi
- 16: 8.8 mi
- 15: 8.8 mi
- Knight Hall: 4.1 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.3 mi
- Danforth Art: 5.1 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Niagara Hall: 7.3 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 4.3 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 5.9 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.2 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 8.9 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 8.9 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 2.5 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pleasure Point: 3.8 mi
- Stoddard Park: 4.1 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 15.2 mi
- Condo Rock: 4.4 mi
- The Wall: 4.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 7.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 16.3 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.5 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Ashland Pumping Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn Hill | SW 235° | 174 m | 5.6 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SW 214° | 171 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 250° | 170 m | 5.6 mi |
| Newtons Hill | WNW 302° | 166 m | 6.6 mi |
| Christian Hill | SW 233° | 160 m | 6.8 mi |
| Saddle Hill | WNW 288° | 158 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 310° | 157 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | N 355° | 153 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29778455
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