Bigelow Wildlife Refuge
Bigelow Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southborough Open Land Foundation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Hill: 0.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Nebo: 1.0 mi
- Crane Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rock Hill: 1.5 mi
- Triangle Meadow: 1.1 mi
- Barberry Farms Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Barn Hollow Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Windmere Drive: 1.5 mi
- Eastbrook Farmlands: 1.5 mi
- Haskell Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Jericho Hill: 1.9 mi
- Watson Park: 2.1 mi
- Williams Street Field: 2.2 mi
- Women Veterans Park: 2.7 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 2.3 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 3.4 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 2.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 6.1 mi
- Stegosaurus: 8.0 mi
- Fireball: 8.1 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 3.1 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 3.3 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 3.3 mi
- John Brown Bell: 3.3 mi
- WW2?: 3.4 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.4 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 6.1 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.9 mi
- Petting Zoo: 8.0 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 8.0 mi
- Redstone School: 6.6 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 6.7 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Danforth Art: 7.3 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 1.9 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 4.8 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 17.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 7.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Condo Rock: 9.9 mi
- The Wall: 10.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Cascades: 20.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 21.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Bigelow Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | SSW 210° | 212 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bartlett Hill | WNW 282° | 201 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ball Hill | WNW 302° | 195 m | 6.0 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 239° | 181 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sligo Hill | N 8° | 172 m | 2.9 mi |
| Boston Hill | WSW 244° | 172 m | 5.0 mi |
| Newtons Hill | S 187° | 166 m | 1.5 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NNE 22° | 164 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/989279155
Day trips start here
- Boroughs · 1 mi
- Marlborough · 3 mi
- Hudson · 6 mi
- Ashland · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 7 mi
- Framingham · 8 mi
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