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Bulkeley Road Marsh

Bulkeley Road Marsh from directly overhead

Bulkeley Road Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Balsam Lane Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51493, -71.50103

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bumblebee Park: 1.1 mi
  • Holly Park Ext.: 1.3 mi
  • Holly Park: 1.4 mi
  • Saint Annes Field: 1.6 mi
  • Fay Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 2.6 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.9 mi
  • Mead Stone: 3.0 mi
  • cellar hole: 3.0 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
Beaches: 37
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Cascades: 15.4 mi
  • The Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Bulkeley Road Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillW 272°187 m2.4 mi
Oak HillWSW 256°187 m3.0 mi
Prospect HillW 262°171 m5.6 mi
Dean's HillW 262°157 m5.1 mi
Prospect HillNNW 337°149 m6.4 mi
Pin Hill SouthW 266°148 m4.4 mi
Pin Hill NorthW 266°147 m4.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillSW 217°145 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29783363

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