Nature reserve · Massachusetts
City Forest
City Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.33179, -71.49635
- 11.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 0.6 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Indian Head Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Ward: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Overly Conservation Restriction: 1.0 mi
- Baiting Brook Meadow Farm Conservation Restriction: 1.1 mi
- Welch Reservation: 1.2 mi
- Baiting Brook-Welch Conservation Land: 1.4 mi
- Harrington Field: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Ghiloni Park: 1.9 mi
- Kallander Field: 2.0 mi
- Carisbrooke Park: 2.1 mi
- Women Veterans Park: 2.3 mi
- The Wayside Inn: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Redstone School: 2.3 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Danforth Art: 3.7 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- horseshoe sculpture: 2.4 mi
- Stegosaurus: 3.6 mi
- Fireball: 3.6 mi
- Hidden Valley: 3.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Southborough Town Pound: 2.5 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 3.3 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
- John Brown Bell: 2.7 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 3.0 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 3.8 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 3.9 mi
- Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.2 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.5 mi
- Petting Zoo: 5.6 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.7 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 37
- Memorial Beach: 3.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 3.6 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 5.1 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Site 9: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 12.8 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 12.8 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 12.8 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Falling Rock Ridge: 2.7 mi
- Condo Rock: 10.9 mi
- The Wall: 11.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 21.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascades: 21.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 17.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of City Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | ENE 68° | 183 m | 2.6 mi |
| Sligo Hill | WNW 286° | 172 m | 3.9 mi |
| Newtons Hill | SW 233° | 166 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | WNW 282° | 164 m | 3.2 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | WNW 282° | 161 m | 2.8 mi |
| Jericho Hill | W 266° | 161 m | 3.4 mi |
| West Hill | WNW 294° | 160 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SW 234° | 157 m | 4.5 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 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29777525
Day trips start here
- Marlborough · 3 mi
- Boroughs · 4 mi
- Ashland · 5 mi
- Framingham · 5 mi
- Hudson · 5 mi
- MetroWest · 7 mi
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