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Conservation Land/Meadow Road

Conservation Land/Meadow Road from directly overhead

Conservation Land/Meadow Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Zion Hill stands 107 m to the west-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town Quarry, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.47218, -71.10369

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • William F. Buckley Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Stoneham Common: 0.6 mi
  • Recreation Park: 0.7 mi
  • Unicorn Park: 0.9 mi
  • Pomeworth Field: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Virginia Wood: 1.3 mi
  • Silver mine: 1.8 mi
  • Woburn Moose Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 2.2 mi
  • Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 2.3 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Museums
Artworks
  • Rock spiral: 2.7 mi
  • Baldwin Green: 3.5 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.3 mi
  • Jumbo Statue: 4.5 mi
  • The Cannon: 4.6 mi
Gardens
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 3.1 mi
  • Malden Youth Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Alex's Place: 4.6 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 8.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 21.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Conservation Land/Meadow Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zion HillWSW 253°107 m4.0 mi
Turkey HillSW 232°107 m4.5 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 240°105 m3.6 mi
Cairn HillSSE 154°92 m2.1 mi
Bear HillSSW 203°91 m0.5 mi
Whispering HillW 271°88 m4.4 mi
Castle RockENE 69°87.2 m3.2 mi
Horn Pond MountainWSW 253°86 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29835379

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