Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Charles River Farms

Charles River Farms from directly overhead

Charles River Farms is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Misoe Hill stands 180 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.10292, -71.40843

6.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
13.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
19.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
24.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Parks

Dean Junior College Longley Field: 0.5 mi
Franklin Sculpture Park: 0.9 mi
Franklin Town Common: 1.0 mi
Dean Junior College Historic District: 1.4 mi
DelCarte Reservation: 1.5 mi

Peaks

Bright Hill: 0.8 mi
Pigeon Hill: 1.2 mi
Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill: 1.6 mi
Magotty Hill: 3.1 mi
Millers Hill: 3.9 mi

Museums

Franklin Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
Niagara Hall: 5.0 mi
National Park Lowe Mill: 7.3 mi
The Patriots Hall of Fame: 7.4 mi
Kingsbury Grist Mill: 7.5 mi

Historic sites

Birthplace of Horace Mann: 2.0 mi
William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 4.8 mi
Old Foundation: 5.2 mi
NEMBA Plaque: 6.5 mi
Medfield Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi

Attractions

16: 5.9 mi
15: 6.0 mi
13: 6.0 mi
14: 6.0 mi
Chattering Rock: 6.1 mi

Artworks

Statue: 6.3 mi
Tom Brady: 7.4 mi
Zullo Gallery: 7.9 mi
Statue of Hachikō: 8.7 mi
Hoyt Statue: 10.4 mi

Gardens

Julia's Garden: 8.6 mi
West Common: 11.1 mi
Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 11.1 mi
Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 12.6 mi
Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 12.6 mi

Beaches49

Chilson Beach: 1.5 mi
Sweatt Beach: 3.6 mi
Stoddard Park: 6.0 mi
Pleasure Point: 6.1 mi
Turner Pond Beach: 8.0 mi

Picnic sites39

36: 8.5 mi
1: 8.5 mi
35: 8.5 mi
16-34: 8.5 mi
15: 8.6 mi

Cliffs34

The Wall: 6.6 mi
Condo Rock: 6.8 mi
King Philip Cave: 11.6 mi
King Philip Rock: 11.7 mi
Fatboy Boulder: 13.7 mi

Rest areas8

Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.2 mi
Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.3 mi
Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 11.4 mi
Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 11.4 mi
Westwood Rest Area: 15.1 mi

Waterfalls2

Cascade Brook Falls: 17.5 mi
Rock Falls: 21.9 mi

Springs2

Roger Williams Spring: 18.8 mi
Pakomet Spring: 19.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Charles River Farms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Misoe Hill	W 281°	180 m	9.0 mi
Magomiscock Hill	WNW 297°	171 m	7.9 mi
Beacon Pole Hill	SSW 196°	162 m	7.8 mi
Chestnut Hill	WSW 253°	162 m	8.8 mi
Pond Hill	W 270°	156 m	8.6 mi
West Hill	W 272°	155 m	9.4 mi
Inman Hill	WSW 255°	154 m	7.4 mi
Catamint Hill	SSW 195°	152 m	7.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:50	18:21	18:58
June solstice	05:11	19:43	20:26
September equinox	06:34	18:08	18:45
December solstice	07:11	15:32	16:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	27	29	37	48	58	67	73	71	64	52	42	33
Precip in	4.1	3.3	4.6	4.8	3.9	4.5	3.5	3.9	4.2	5.1	3.8	4.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778246

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