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Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area

Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area from directly overhead

Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Magomiscock Hill stands 171 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1978-01-10
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.15725, -71.38682

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Oakland Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Oakland Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Village Street Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
  • North St Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Vfw Field: 1.3 mi
Museums
  • Niagara Hall: 1.4 mi
  • Dwight-Derby House Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Kingsbury Grist Mill: 4.7 mi
  • Medfield Historical Society Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Old Foundation: 2.9 mi
  • Medfield Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 5.3 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 5.9 mi
  • Fire Fighters Memorial: 6.9 mi
Attractions
  • 16: 3.0 mi
  • 15: 3.1 mi
  • 14: 3.2 mi
  • 13: 3.2 mi
  • 1: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • Zullo Gallery: 4.7 mi
  • Statue: 7.0 mi
  • Tom Brady: 7.7 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 8.3 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 8.4 mi
Gardens
  • Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 9.0 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 57
Cliffs: 41
  • The Wall: 5.7 mi
  • Condo Rock: 6.0 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 11.8 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 11.8 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 11.4 mi
  • 35: 11.4 mi
  • 1: 11.4 mi
  • 16-34: 11.4 mi
  • 15: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 15.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magomiscock HillW 269°171 m8.1 mi
Bald HillSSW 204°145 m8.2 mi
Bear HillWSW 255°141 m6.1 mi
Rocky Woods RangeW 277°137 m6.0 mi
Snow HillNE 47°137 m6.8 mi
Bucks HillS 186°137 m8.6 mi
Cedar HillNE 55°134 m6.9 mi
Bald HillNW 324°132 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
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 °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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29777240

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