Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Plan a drive hereCharles River Natural Valley Storage Area
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- Elevation, modelled
- 35 m
- Tallest summit within 7.8 miles
- Moose Hill163 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1654, -71.3057
Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 35 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | ESE 121° | 163 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bluff Hill | SE 128° | 138 m | 5.8 mi |
| Snow Hill | NNE 12° | 137 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NNE 24° | 134 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 296° | 132 m | 7.8 mi |
| High Rock | S 172° | 127 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | S 185° | 126 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pegan Hill | N 1° | 125 m | 5.9 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 18.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 19.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 24.4 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 8 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Peaks
- Noon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Nebo: 1.6 mi
- Castle Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mine Hill: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 0.8 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 1.5 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Peak House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Fire Fighters Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Historic and Cultural Resources: 3.2 mi
- Bradford Lewis Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Morse Hill Veterans Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Baxter Park: 1.4 mi
- Meeting House Pond: 1.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Pleasant Meadows Farm Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Pleasant Street Park: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- Zullo Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Tom Brady: 5.5 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 7.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.6 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 9.2 mi
Beaches
- Turner Pond Beach: 2.2 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 5.6 mi
- Powissett Beach: 5.7 mi
- South Beach: 5.7 mi
- North Beach: 6.0 mi
Gardens
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 4.4 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 7.6 mi
- Trial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 7.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 45
- King Philip Rock: 8.8 mi
- King Philip Cave: 8.9 mi
- The Wall: 9.8 mi
- Condo Rock: 10.1 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.0 mi
- Boston Light: 24.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 12.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 15.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.6 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 3 mi away.
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