College Rock Park
College Rock Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is College Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 20.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- College Rock: 0.2 mi
- Connelly Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Woods Range: 1.7 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.4 mi
- Silver Hill: 2.7 mi
- College Rock Park: 0.2 mi
- Teeter Totter: 0.5 mi
- Collela"S Park: 1.2 mi
- NEMBA Land: 1.7 mi
- Carrigan Park: 2.6 mi
- Springwood West: 0.3 mi
- South Barn: 0.9 mi
- Waldenwoods Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Town Forest: 1.0 mi
- Town Forest: 1.2 mi
- Teetering Rock: 1.7 mi
- Chattering Rock: 1.8 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 2.7 mi
- 16: 9.1 mi
- 15: 9.2 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 1.7 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 3.4 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.5 mi
- War veterans memorial: 5.1 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 2.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Statue: 3.8 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 7.9 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 10.1 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 4.6 mi
- Knight Hall: 7.1 mi
- Niagara Hall: 7.4 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 7.5 mi
- Danforth Art: 8.3 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 6.5 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 8.0 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 9.2 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 9.8 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 9.8 mi
- Pleasure Point: 3.9 mi
- Stoddard Park: 4.2 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 4.4 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 4.6 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- 36: 16.3 mi
- 1: 16.3 mi
- 35: 16.4 mi
- 16-34: 16.4 mi
- 15: 16.4 mi
- Condo Rock: 1.3 mi
- The Wall: 1.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 10.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 17.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 21.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of College Rock Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | WNW 297° | 212 m | 7.2 mi |
| George Hill | W 272° | 183 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pratt Hill | W 263° | 181 m | 5.8 mi |
| Misoe Hill | SW 221° | 180 m | 6.0 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | W 263° | 174 m | 3.0 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SW 220° | 171 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 284° | 170 m | 3.8 mi |
| Newtons Hill | NNW 327° | 166 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29782756
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