Blue Jay Woods
Blue Jay Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lot "D", a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lot "D": 0.2 mi
- Lot "3"/Silver Hill Rd.: 0.3 mi
- Everett Street: 0.3 mi
- Amory Ave. Lot: 0.3 mi
- Ledge Lot/ Lot "A": 0.3 mi
- Carbone Park: 0.4 mi
- John T. Tobin Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Maplebrook Park: 0.6 mi
- Marble Farm Park & Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Rockland Soccer Fields: 0.6 mi
- Summer Hill: 0.6 mi
- Faulkner Hill: 1.3 mi
- Tuttle Hill: 1.4 mi
- Vose Hill: 1.8 mi
- Great Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bent Ice House: 0.9 mi
- Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Henry Gardner house site: 1.2 mi
- Stow War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Mead Stone: 2.7 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.5 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 4.9 mi
- Discovery Museum: 1.8 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 2.7 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 3.5 mi
- West School Museum: 3.9 mi
- Redstone School: 5.6 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.1 mi
- Petting Zoo: 3.3 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.3 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.3 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 3.7 mi
- Chime Wall: 3.0 mi
- Amadinda: 3.0 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 4.6 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 4.9 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 4.9 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.7 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 6.4 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.4 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 6.5 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 14.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 11.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.5 mi
- Cascades: 19.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.9 mi
- The Falls: 22.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 10.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.2 mi
- Haywardville: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Blue Jay Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | NW 312° | 187 m | 6.7 mi |
| Nobscot Hill | S 174° | 183 m | 6.5 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | S 178° | 152 m | 6.4 mi |
| Spoon Hill | SSW 212° | 146 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 272° | 145 m | 5.7 mi |
| Barretts Hill | WSW 253° | 140 m | 5.7 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NW 314° | 139 m | 2.6 mi |
| Phillips Hill | WSW 248° | 137 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29762820
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