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Captain Sargent Farm Conservation Area

Captain Sargent Farm Conservation Area from directly overhead

Captain Sargent Farm Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.44797, -71.48047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 0.0 mi
  • Henry Gardner house site: 1.1 mi
  • Stow War Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Bent Ice House: 1.6 mi
  • Mead Stone: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Stow Community Garden: 0.1 mi
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.4 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • Rockland Soccer Fields: 1.0 mi
  • Jones Field: 1.3 mi
  • Stow Memorial Athletic Field: 1.3 mi
  • Town Center Park: 1.3 mi
  • Marble Farm Park & Historic Site: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Petting Zoo: 3.0 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.1 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 3.1 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.1 mi
  • stone pile: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 36
Picnic sites: 22
Cliffs: 20
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Cascades: 17.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 21.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Captain Sargent Farm Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillNW 314°187 m5.6 mi
Oak HillNW 323°187 m5.9 mi
Powder House HillW 264°162 m6.2 mi
Pine HillWSW 252°149 m6.5 mi
Pin Hill SouthNW 308°148 m6.9 mi
Pin Hill NorthNW 309°147 m6.9 mi
Spoon HillSSW 201°146 m6.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 265°145 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/223215042

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