Ben's Woods
Ben's Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Brook Reservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 29.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spencer Brook Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Benfield Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Camp Acton Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Benfield Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bisbee Land: 0.7 mi
- Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- NARA Park: 1.6 mi
- Stonymeade Conservation Land: 1.9 mi
- Center Park: 2.4 mi
- East Acton Village Green: 2.5 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 1.0 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 1.3 mi
- Limestone quarries: 1.8 mi
- Lime Kiln Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Cow Tunnel: 2.0 mi
- Quarry Stone: 1.2 mi
- Antenna Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Goddess of Liberty: 2.4 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 2.5 mi
- Daisy Memorial Bench: 2.5 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bellows Hill: 1.6 mi
- Myers Hill: 1.6 mi
- Corly Pate Hill: 1.7 mi
- Annursnac Hill: 2.1 mi
- YV Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 4.1 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 4.2 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 4.2 mi
- Infinity garden: 2.4 mi
- Monument Square: 3.7 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Planted Canoe: 4.6 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 3.2 mi
- Buddha Statue: 5.3 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 5.4 mi
- Rembering Center School: 5.4 mi
- The Patriot: 5.7 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 10.4 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 10.8 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.6 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 12.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 16.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 10.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.3 mi
- The Falls: 20.3 mi
- Cascades: 21.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.9 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 5.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.1 mi
- Haywardville: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Ben's Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagg Hill | WSW 243° | 139 m | 6.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | NNW 329° | 135 m | 5.6 mi |
| Robbins Hill | N 11° | 122 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sparks Hill | NW 322° | 120 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | WNW 291° | 120 m | 5.0 mi |
| Starr Hill | WNW 288° | 120 m | 5.2 mi |
| Proctor Hill | WNW 300° | 119 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hartwell Hill | WNW 294° | 113 m | 6.6 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 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29763088
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