Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cold Spring Farm
Cold Spring Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.21039, -71.49476
- 14.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cold Spring Farm: 0.1 mi
- Cold Spring Farm: 0.1 mi
- Hopkinton Woods: 0.2 mi
- Braim Farm: 0.4 mi
- Elmwood Farm Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Connelly Hill: 0.6 mi
- College Rock: 1.1 mi
- Zachary Hill: 2.0 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.2 mi
- Broad Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
- College Rock Park: 1.1 mi
- Collela"S Park: 1.5 mi
- Teeter Totter: 1.6 mi
- Hopkinton Town Common: 1.8 mi
- Carrigan Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Hoyt Statue: 1.7 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Statue: 5.1 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 6.8 mi
- Fireball: 9.6 mi
Historic sites
- WW1 Memorial: 1.8 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 2.9 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 3.4 mi
- War veterans memorial: 3.8 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 1.8 mi
- Teetering Rock: 2.8 mi
- Chattering Rock: 2.9 mi
- 16: 9.1 mi
- 15: 9.2 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 5.4 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 6.9 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 8.1 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 10.6 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 10.6 mi
Museums
- National Park Lowe Mill: 5.9 mi
- Knight Hall: 6.0 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 6.3 mi
- Danforth Art: 7.0 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 41
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 3.3 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 3.5 mi
- Pleasure Point: 3.8 mi
- Stoddard Park: 4.1 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Site 9: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 17.1 mi
- 36: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 36
- Condo Rock: 2.6 mi
- The Wall: 2.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 16.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Pakomet Spring: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cascade Brook Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Cold Spring Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | WNW 287° | 212 m | 7.1 mi |
| George Hill | W 263° | 183 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pratt Hill | WSW 253° | 181 m | 6.5 mi |
| Misoe Hill | SW 217° | 180 m | 7.2 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | WSW 245° | 174 m | 3.7 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SSW 214° | 171 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 265° | 170 m | 4.1 mi |
| Newtons Hill | NW 319° | 166 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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