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Ciampa Memorial Woodlands

Ciampa Memorial Woodlands from directly overhead

Ciampa Memorial Woodlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north-northwest, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferrazzi Drive, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.33321, -71.43958

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Rock Pile: 0.4 mi
  • Oakvale Park: 0.8 mi
  • General Knox Historical District: 1.2 mi
  • Simpson Park: 1.6 mi
  • River Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 2.5 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 3.4 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 4.0 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 4.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.3 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.5 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 6.6 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 6.7 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 53
  • Learned Pond Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Site 9: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 35
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Cascades: 24.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNNW 331°183 m1.0 mi
Pleasant HillW 275°164 m6.1 mi
Fairmount HillW 275°161 m5.7 mi
Jericho HillW 267°161 m6.3 mi
Gibbs MountainW 267°153 m2.2 mi
Shoestring HillW 270°153 m5.9 mi
Doeskin HillNW 316°152 m1.2 mi
Spoon HillWNW 297°146 m4.8 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/29814975

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