Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Bates Land
Bates Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bates Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.59517, -71.56674
- 13.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 26.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Bates Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Leon And Katherine Hurd Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 911 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Bancroft's castle: 1.0 mi
- Moors Schoolhouse: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Hurd Property: 0.4 mi
- Blackman Land: 0.4 mi
- Reynolds Tract: 0.8 mi
- Wiewel Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Lotz Land: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Hanson Playground: 0.7 mi
- Legion Field: 1.3 mi
- Mountain Lakes Club Field: 2.3 mi
- Rooftop Boat Access: 2.6 mi
- Depot Square Park: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 60
- Katie's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 6.4 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 7.3 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.9 mi
- Indian Hills: 0.9 mi
- Gibbet Hill: 1.1 mi
- Scarlet Hill: 1.4 mi
- Brown Loaf: 1.4 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 1.2 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 6.4 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 6.4 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 8.9 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 8.9 mi
Museums
- Westford Museum: 6.6 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 6.6 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Littlefield Library Museum: 9.2 mi
Attractions
- Indian Grinding Stone: 7.5 mi
- Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 9.2 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 9.2 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 32
- Swimming Hole: 5.4 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 7.1 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.8 mi
- Wilder Beach: 9.0 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 9.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Old Limestone Quarry: 2.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Ice Fall: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- The Falls: 10.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cascades: 12.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.6 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 8.0 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Bates Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | S 171° | 187 m | 5.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | S 176° | 187 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 199° | 171 m | 6.7 mi |
| Flat Hill | W 265° | 161 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 277° | 158 m | 5.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 19° | 157 m | 1.9 mi |
| Dean's Hill | SSW 195° | 157 m | 6.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ENE 69° | 149 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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