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Bush Land

Bush Land from directly overhead

Bush Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west-southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastern Greenway (Central), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47026, -71.56158

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Delaney Wildlife management area: 1.6 mi
  • Town Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Ryan Field: 3.2 mi
  • Town Common Park: 3.4 mi
  • Pond Park & Skating Pond: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.7 mi
  • North Peak: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.6 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.6 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 4.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.8 mi
  • stone pile: 6.8 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 13.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 17.8 mi
  • The Falls: 19.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 10.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakWSW 257°192 m2.9 mi
Oak HillN 4°187 m2.4 mi
Oak HillNNE 11°187 m3.2 mi
Peach HillSW 223°180 m6.0 mi
Wataquadock HillWSW 237°173 m4.1 mi
Prospect HillNW 314°171 m3.3 mi
Powder House HillSW 224°162 m3.0 mi
Vaughn HillsWSW 254°158 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
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/29782848

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