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Cahill Conservation Restriction

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Cahill Conservation Restriction from directly overhead

Cahill Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Harvard Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51125, -71.54675

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Oak Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 1.9 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 2.0 mi
  • Patch Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Barber Land: 1.6 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ryan Field: 2.4 mi
  • Town Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Koerper Field: 2.8 mi
Gardens
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.1 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 36
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 19
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 13.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.2 mi
  • The Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.9 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSW 226°192 m5.0 mi
Oak HillNNW 340°187 m0.4 mi
Oak HillSW 231°187 m0.8 mi
Wataquadock HillSW 219°173 m6.6 mi
Prospect HillW 260°171 m3.2 mi
Powder House HillSSW 210°162 m5.7 mi
Vaughn HillsSW 225°158 m5.2 mi
Dean's HillW 260°157 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/556566746

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