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Catherine Road

Catherine Road from directly overhead

Catherine Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden In The Woods, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Framingham
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.34240, -71.42382

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
Parks
  • Oakvale Park: 0.6 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 1.0 mi
  • Feeley Field: 1.1 mi
  • Rock Pile: 1.3 mi
  • Eric Schwartz Ballfield: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.4 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 3.0 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 3.1 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 3.1 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 3.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.8 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 6.3 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Learned Pond Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Picnic Site 9: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 39
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.9 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Cascades: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Catherine Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillW 281°183 m1.3 mi
Fairmount HillW 269°161 m6.5 mi
Gibbs MountainWSW 256°153 m3.1 mi
Doeskin HillW 278°152 m1.7 mi
Spoon HillWNW 287°146 m5.3 mi
Farm HillW 271°139 m5.3 mi
Prospect HillW 276°138 m6.1 mi
Juniper HillWSW 258°136 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29795363

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