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Breakneck Hill Conservation Area

Breakneck Hill Conservation Area from directly overhead

Breakneck Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Garden Southborough, a garden 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.28731, -71.51363

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Vickery: 0.9 mi
  • Lamb Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Fairview Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Wildcat Hill: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 0.6 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 0.7 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 3.1 mi
  • WW1 Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 4.3 mi
Parks
  • Kallander Field: 1.2 mi
  • Soccer Field: 1.3 mi
  • George Mooney Park: 1.4 mi
  • Aikens Park: 1.6 mi
  • Eagle Farms: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • horseshoe sculpture: 1.5 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 4.0 mi
  • Fireball: 5.8 mi
  • Stegosaurus: 5.8 mi
Attractions
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 4.0 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 6.1 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Chattering Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 8.5 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 30
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascades: 23.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Breakneck Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNE 39°183 m5.2 mi
Sligo HillNW 325°172 m5.0 mi
Bear HillSSW 209°170 m6.4 mi
Newtons HillW 266°166 m3.5 mi
Pleasant HillNNW 329°164 m4.4 mi
Jericho HillNW 318°161 m3.8 mi
Fairmount HillNNW 333°161 m4.1 mi
West HillNNW 328°160 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29782817

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