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Chase Woodlands

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Chase Woodlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the east-southeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.23034, -71.32010

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Sanger Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Otis/Maude Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Sheldon Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Stewart Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
  • The Donnelly Property: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • McCarthy Park: 1.8 mi
  • Glen Street Park: 2.6 mi
  • Sherborn Center Historic District: 2.6 mi
  • Old Town Park: 2.8 mi
  • Charles River Dam: 2.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Bressingham Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 3.2 mi
  • Trial Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Shade Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 3.4 mi
  • Martini Junction: 4.5 mi
  • 16: 4.6 mi
  • 15: 4.6 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 4.6 mi
Beaches
  • Shapiro Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 3.8 mi
  • South Beach: 4.1 mi
  • North Beach: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 49
  • The Alcove: 9.8 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 9.9 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 9.9 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Picnic Site 9: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Chase Woodlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillESE 104°137 m1.7 mi
Cedar HillESE 116°134 m2.5 mi
Bald HillW 260°132 m6.4 mi
Pegan HillNNE 30°125 m1.6 mi
Broad HillW 269°124 m7.0 mi
Brush HillWNW 295°121 m3.6 mi
Strawberry HillE 84°114 m3.3 mi
Long HillW 273°113 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 4 mi away.

  • eastern white pine87 obs
  • striped wintergreen80 obs
  • Ghost Pipe78 obs
  • Great Blue Heron76 obs
  • White-tailed Deer75 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush75 obs
  • winterberry holly68 obs
  • Painted Turtle67 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29819217

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