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Cedar Swamp

Cedar Swamp from directly overhead

Cedar Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.27112, -71.42337

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Anna Murphy Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Arlington Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Irving Square Historic District: 0.5 mi
  • Long Athletic Field Complex: 0.6 mi
  • Roosevelt Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 1.8 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 2.3 mi
  • Ordway Brothers Square: 3.5 mi
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 2.7 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 4.9 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 5.6 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 6.2 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 6.6 mi
  • Chattering Rock: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 56
  • Learned Pond Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Pleasure Point: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Picnic Site 9: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 36
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 5.3 mi
  • The Wall: 7.8 mi
  • Condo Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 13.0 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Cedar Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNNW 346°183 m5.3 mi
Saddle HillWSW 256°158 m6.1 mi
Gibbs MountainNW 324°153 m5.2 mi
Doeskin HillNNW 342°152 m5.4 mi
Fairview HillW 280°140 m6.1 mi
Juniper HillNNW 341°136 m4.9 mi
Wildcat HillW 277°132 m3.3 mi
Bald HillSSW 194°132 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29795342

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