Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Balsam Lane Conservation Area
Balsam Lane Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Herget, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Littleton
How to reach it
Coordinates42.52103, -71.49750
- 8.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 24.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Herget: 0.2 mi
- Bulkeley Road Marsh: 0.5 mi
- Bumblebee Meadows: 0.5 mi
- Trot Lane Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Mill Pond Marsh: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Bumblebee Park: 0.6 mi
- Holly Park Ext.: 1.1 mi
- Holly Park: 1.2 mi
- Saint Annes Field: 1.2 mi
- Fay Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Starr Hill: 1.1 mi
- Newtown Hill: 1.1 mi
- Wilderness Hill: 1.3 mi
- Patch Hill: 1.8 mi
- Speans Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 2.7 mi
- cellar hole: 2.9 mi
- cellar hole: 3.0 mi
- cellar hole: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.4 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 2.5 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 3.4 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 4.5 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 4.7 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 6.5 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Hosmer House Museum: 3.9 mi
- YV Art Museum: 4.0 mi
- Discovery Museum: 4.5 mi
- Westford Museum: 5.1 mi
- West School Museum: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 4.5 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 4.6 mi
- Forest Bells: 5.2 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 5.8 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 37
- Harvard Town Beach: 5.0 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 5.6 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 7.9 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Farmers Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 8.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 12.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wamesit Falls: 12.6 mi
- Cascades: 15.6 mi
- The Falls: 16.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 17.6 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 10.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 6.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Balsam Lane Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 263° | 187 m | 2.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 250° | 187 m | 3.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 258° | 171 m | 5.8 mi |
| Dean's Hill | WSW 257° | 157 m | 5.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 333° | 149 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pin Hill South | W 260° | 148 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pin Hill North | W 261° | 147 m | 4.5 mi |
| Brown Loaf | NNW 339° | 141 m | 6.3 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 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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