Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cabot Conservation Area
Cabot Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dover Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates42.25925, -71.23809
- 3.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cabot Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Farley Pond Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Hill Street Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Blake Reservation: 0.9 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- DeFazio Park: 1.3 mi
- Vesta Park: 1.3 mi
- Coulton Park: 1.3 mi
- Town Hall Common: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- High Rock: 0.8 mi
- Cat Rock: 1.4 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bird's Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Martini Junction: 1.0 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 1.4 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 4.4 mi
- Fairy Rock: 5.2 mi
- Elephant Rock: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- North Beach: 1.6 mi
- Powissett Beach: 1.8 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 1.8 mi
- South Beach: 1.9 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Needham History Center & Museum: 1.8 mi
- Fairbanks House: 3.8 mi
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 4.3 mi
- Peak House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Needham World War I Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 1.9 mi
- Babson Globe: 3.0 mi
- Caterpillar: 4.6 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 6.1 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 6.3 mi
Gardens
- Wildflower Patch: 2.6 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 2.7 mi
- Trial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.6 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 42
- The Alcove: 5.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Oak Lea: 8.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.2 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 10.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.4 mi
- Boston Light: 18.4 mi
- Rainshed: 18.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 9.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 12.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Cabot Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | SW 227° | 137 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSW 212° | 134 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pegan Hill | W 260° | 125 m | 3.4 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSW 208° | 114 m | 1.9 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SSW 203° | 112 m | 2.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 231° | 111 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mine Hill | SW 216° | 111 m | 4.2 mi |
| Noanet Peak | SW 220° | 110 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1084534400
Day trips start here
- Needham · 2 mi
- Dedham · 4 mi
- Wellesley · 4 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 5 mi
- Norwood · 5 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 6 mi
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