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Bateman's Ridge Conservation Area

Bateman's Ridge Conservation Area from directly overhead

Bateman's Ridge Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Keyes Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Concord Natural Resources Commission
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49106, -71.38981

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Antenna Ruins: 0.7 mi
  • Quarry Stone: 1.3 mi
  • John Robbins Foundation: 1.7 mi
  • Isaac Davis Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Preserved Quarry Site: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Stonymeade Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
  • Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • East Acton Village Green: 1.5 mi
  • Gerow Park: 1.9 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 5.5 mi
  • Rembering Center School: 5.5 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 5.6 mi
  • Dream World: 5.7 mi
Gardens
Beaches
Cliffs: 38
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.3 mi
  • The Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Cascades: 21.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagg HillWSW 252°139 m5.9 mi
Prospect Hill (468')NNW 336°135 m6.5 mi
Robbins HillN 11°122 m6.6 mi
Wilderness HillWNW 303°120 m5.3 mi
Starr HillWNW 301°120 m5.5 mi
Sparks HillNNW 330°120 m5.7 mi
Nagog HillWNW 292°111 m2.9 mi
Rail Tree HillN 0°111 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/892914109

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