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Chicktawbut Woods

Chicktawbut Woods from directly overhead

Chicktawbut Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Edmands/Mohawk Drive, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.33424, -71.44658

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Rock Pile: 0.7 mi
  • Oakvale Park: 1.1 mi
  • General Knox Historical District: 1.4 mi
  • Simpson Park: 1.9 mi
  • River Park: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 2.7 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 3.7 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 4.1 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 4.2 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.2 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.3 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 6.3 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 6.4 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 51
  • Learned Pond Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Site 9: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 34
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.3 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 19.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Cascades: 23.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Chicktawbut Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillN 350°183 m0.8 mi
Sligo HillW 278°172 m6.3 mi
Pleasant HillW 275°164 m5.7 mi
Fairmount HillW 275°161 m5.3 mi
Jericho HillW 266°161 m6.0 mi
Gibbs MountainW 265°153 m1.8 mi
Shoestring HillW 269°153 m5.6 mi
Doeskin HillNNW 328°152 m1.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29815650

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