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Colburn Road Reservation

Colburn Road Reservation from directly overhead

Colburn Road Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.31567, -71.27554

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brown Park: 0.1 mi
  • Elm Park: 0.2 mi
  • Phillips Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rockridge Pond: 0.4 mi
  • Indian Springs Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Wildflower Patch: 1.6 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 1.7 mi
  • Bob's Island: 2.1 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • Elephant Rock: 1.7 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 2.1 mi
  • Martini Junction: 3.4 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 4.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 43
  • Lunch Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 5.1 mi
  • The Alcove: 5.2 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Site 9: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.7 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Colburn Road Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillS 186°137 m6.3 mi
Prospect HillNNE 12°135 m5.2 mi
Little ProspectNNE 12°133 m4.9 mi
Pegan HillSSW 198°125 m4.7 mi
Reeves HillWNW 298°122 m4.4 mi
Strawberry HillS 169°114 m5.6 mi
Powissett PeakS 170°112 m6.0 mi
Oak HillS 188°111 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29837721

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