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Cashman Conservation Area

Cashman Conservation Area from directly overhead

Cashman Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the west-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Dover Land Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.23987, -71.24980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches
  • Shapiro Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 0.4 mi
  • South Beach: 0.7 mi
  • North Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 1.5 mi
  • Martini Junction: 2.1 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 4.9 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Deerfield School Park: 1.8 mi
  • Walker-Gordon Field: 1.9 mi
  • Westwood Veterans' Park: 2.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Pheasant Hill Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
  • Needham History Center & Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Peak House Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Fairbanks House: 4.2 mi
  • Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 4.2 mi
  • Medfield Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 43
  • The Alcove: 6.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 7.0 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 7.0 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 7.0 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Oak Lea: 9.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 9.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 4.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillWSW 241°137 m2.2 mi
Cedar HillSW 218°134 m2.2 mi
Pegan HillWNW 285°125 m2.9 mi
Strawberry HillSW 221°114 m0.4 mi
Powissett PeakSSW 200°112 m0.8 mi
Oak HillWSW 247°111 m2.3 mi
Mine HillSW 221°111 m2.8 mi
Noanet PeakWSW 248°110 m0.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1480334428

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