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Charles River Land

Charles River Land from directly overhead

Charles River Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Misoe Hill stands 180 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002-01-17
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.11589, -71.45146

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Village Street Park: 2.2 mi
  • Village Street Park: 2.3 mi
  • Bellingham Town Common: 2.3 mi
  • Choate Park: 2.6 mi
  • Choate Park: 2.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Statue: 3.9 mi
  • Statue of Hachikō: 8.4 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 8.5 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Zullo Gallery: 9.0 mi
Attractions
  • Chattering Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 4.3 mi
  • 16: 7.1 mi
  • 15: 7.2 mi
  • 14: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Foundation: 4.2 mi
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 4.3 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 4.4 mi
  • Taft - Main House: 7.1 mi
  • William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 7.2 mi
Gardens
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Julia's Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 12.2 mi
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 38
Picnic sites: 37
  • 36: 10.5 mi
  • 1: 10.5 mi
  • 35: 10.6 mi
  • 16-34: 10.6 mi
  • 15: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 35
  • The Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Condo Rock: 4.8 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 13.9 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 14.0 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 12.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Charles River Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Misoe HillW 277°180 m6.7 mi
Peppercorn HillNW 312°174 m7.5 mi
Magomiscock HillWNW 299°171 m5.5 mi
Bear HillNW 315°170 m8.8 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 241°162 m7.2 mi
Beacon Pole HillS 180°162 m8.4 mi
Christian HillWNW 302°160 m7.6 mi
Pond HillW 262°156 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778061

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