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Conservation Open Space

Conservation Open Space from directly overhead

Conservation Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Floodplain Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.05313, -72.58854

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Town Green: 0.4 mi
  • Bay Path Ryan Field: 0.4 mi
  • Williams Street Playground: 0.5 mi
  • East Park: 0.7 mi
  • Laurel Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions: 36
Waterfalls: 29
  • Cascade: 13.2 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Enders Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 10
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 10.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 1.5 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Conservation Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillESE 106°332 m12.5 mi
Moon MountainE 83°330 m11.8 mi
Sodom MountainW 272°326 m12.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 98°323 m9.4 mi
Bald MountainESE 115°322 m10.1 mi
Pine MountainE 94°319 m9.5 mi
Soapstone MountainSE 126°315 m11.1 mi
Bald MountainE 97°303 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29907404

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