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Beard Conservation Restriction

Beard Conservation Restriction from directly overhead

Beard Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Seiler Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Getting there

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Coordinates42.38931, -71.34205

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Parks
  • Oxbow Meadows: 1.6 mi
  • Codman Community Farm: 1.9 mi
  • Peace Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Sculpture park: 1.9 mi
  • Deborah Birt Memorial Park Lincoln Woods: 2.0 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Italinate garden: 2.1 mi
  • People For Pollinators: 2.6 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Conantum Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Last Out: 3.1 mi
  • Ferma: 3.1 mi
  • Two Big Black Hearts: 3.2 mi
  • Decordova Ball: 3.2 mi
  • Jacob's Dream: 3.2 mi
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 8: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 4.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Commissioners Landing: 13.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Beard Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillWSW 241°183 m6.2 mi
Doeskin HillWSW 243°152 m6.6 mi
Juniper HillWSW 238°136 m6.8 mi
Prospect HillE 90°135 m4.5 mi
Little ProspectE 94°133 m4.5 mi
Tippling RockWSW 246°125 m5.6 mi
Reeves HillS 188°122 m3.1 mi
Goodman HillWSW 253°119 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/888777234

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