Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the east-southeast, 7.9 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Millis Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 25.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Grove Farm: 0.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Oak Grove Farm: 0.9 mi
- Richardson's Pond Picnic area: 1.0 mi
- Parking Area - Richardson's Pond: 1.1 mi
- Niagara Hall: 1.1 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 2.3 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 2.5 mi
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 2.5 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 1.3 mi
- Noon Hill: 2.4 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.4 mi
- Nason Hill: 2.5 mi
- Castle Hill: 2.9 mi
- 16: 1.4 mi
- 15: 1.5 mi
- 14: 1.6 mi
- 13: 1.6 mi
- 1: 2.0 mi
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Old Foundation: 4.5 mi
- Fire Fighters Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Historic and Cultural Resources: 5.6 mi
- Bradford Lewis Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 2.4 mi
- Tom Brady: 7.4 mi
- Statue: 9.2 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 9.3 mi
- Babson Globe: 9.3 mi
- Stoddard Park: 3.7 mi
- Pleasure Point: 4.0 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 4.6 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 6.4 mi
- Powissett Beach: 6.5 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 7.0 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 7.0 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 7.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 7.0 mi
- The Wall: 7.6 mi
- Condo Rock: 7.8 mi
- King Philip Rock: 11.1 mi
- King Philip Cave: 11.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 12.6 mi
- 36: 12.4 mi
- 35: 12.4 mi
- 1: 12.4 mi
- 16-34: 12.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 12.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.1 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 23.6 mi
- Haywardville: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 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 119° | 163 m | 7.9 mi |
| Snow Hill | NE 45° | 137 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rocky Woods Range | W 265° | 137 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cedar Hill | ENE 56° | 134 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 297° | 132 m | 5.4 mi |
| Miller Hill | WNW 281° | 129 m | 5.6 mi |
| Connelly Hill | WNW 282° | 127 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pegan Hill | NNE 25° | 125 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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