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Cambridge Reservoir Watershed

Cambridge Reservoir Watershed from directly overhead

Cambridge Reservoir Watershed is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ricci Farm, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.43955, -71.28542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • FIt Trail Park and Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Integration Park: 1.5 mi
  • Pierce Park: 1.5 mi
  • Flightline Park: 1.8 mi
Artworks
  • Street Ball: 1.4 mi
  • Watershed: 1.4 mi
  • Migration - Series 7: 1.4 mi
  • Jacob's Dream: 1.4 mi
  • Rain Gates: 1.5 mi
Gardens
  • Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • People For Pollinators: 2.0 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Italinate garden: 2.8 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Baby Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 3.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 3.8 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 4.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.0 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Cambridge Reservoir Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSSE 155°135 m3.9 mi
Little ProspectSSE 158°133 m4.1 mi
Whipple HillE 88°110 m5.2 mi
Loring HillE 91°109 m2.5 mi
Granny HillENE 75°108 m3.4 mi
Zion HillENE 79°107 m5.5 mi
Pine HillW 267°106 m2.2 mi
Fullers HillSE 128°105 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4420:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29897571

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