- Elevation, modelled
- 84 m
- Tallest summit within 6.8 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 4.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway7.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3444, -71.3026
Colonial Way Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 84 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, a museum 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Weston Conservation Commission
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Colonial Way Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NE 39° | 135 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | NE 41° | 133 m | 3.7 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 181° | 125 m | 6.5 mi |
| Reeves Hill | W 272° | 122 m | 2.5 mi |
| Goodman Hill | WNW 292° | 119 m | 5.7 mi |
| Doublet Hill | ENE 78° | 108 m | 1.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 348° | 106 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NNE 25° | 105 m | 5.9 mi |
- 7.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 9.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 29.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 0.4 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 1.5 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 3.5 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 0.5 mi
- Light Of Reason: 2.5 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 2.5 mi
- Tree: 2.8 mi
- Babson Globe: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Blaney Danforth Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Wellesley Street Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- South Avenue Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- South Avenue Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Blaney Aquifer: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Case Park: 1.2 mi
- Boston Post Road Historic District: 1.4 mi
- The Terraces: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers Field Town Park: 1.6 mi
- Town Square: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Doublet Hill: 1.5 mi
- Peirce Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.0 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Elephant Rock: 2.0 mi
- Fairy Rock: 2.3 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.3 mi
- Ponyhenge: 4.2 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 2.6 mi
- Richard Saivetz '69: 2.6 mi
- Usen Castle: 2.9 mi
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 3.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.7 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 8.1 mi
Gardens
- Bob's Island: 3.6 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 3.8 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.0 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.1 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 6.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.6 mi
- The Alcove: 6.7 mi
- Upper Cliff: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Site 9: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 3.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 21.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.1 mi
- Rainshed: 21.1 mi
- Boston Light: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 11.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 11.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 13.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 18.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 5 mi away.
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