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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Jewell Hill stands 429 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1999
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.59075, -71.74492

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Marshall Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 1.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Northfield Rd Park: 1.2 mi
  • Wallis Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Clarks Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Nichols Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Pearl Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Flat Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • World War 2 Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Frankie K9 Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Steam Turbine Monument: 3.0 mi
Attractions
  • Painted Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Whale Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 3.5 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 9.1 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 5.0 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 8.9 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 8.9 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 9.2 mi
  • Observatory: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 30
  • The Beach at Arrive: 0.9 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 5.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cascades: 3.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 5.9 mi
  • The Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jewell HillWNW 300°429 m6.8 mi
Russell HillWNW 303°414 m7.5 mi
Crow HillsSW 233°376 m7.4 mi
Brown HillWNW 291°368 m5.5 mi
Ball HillSW 226°364 m6.9 mi
South Monoosnoc HillSSW 212°345 m5.3 mi
Cowees HillW 269°343 m6.9 mi
Bayberry HillSSW 204°325.5 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29758340

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