Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Craddock Clewes Pond
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Craddock Clewes Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.18757, -71.53612
- 14.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 21.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Craddock Clewes Pond: 0.1 mi
- 228 South Street: 0.6 mi
- Wildwood Glen: 0.6 mi
- Waldenwoods Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Walleston Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Silver Hill: 1.2 mi
- Peppercorn Hill: 1.3 mi
- College Rock: 1.9 mi
- Rocky Woods Range: 2.2 mi
- Connelly Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Collela"S Park: 1.3 mi
- College Rock Park: 2.0 mi
- Teeter Totter: 2.1 mi
- NEMBA Land: 2.1 mi
- Berry Acres Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- NEMBA Plaque: 2.2 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 2.4 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Old Foundation: 5.1 mi
- War veterans memorial: 6.2 mi
Attractions
- Teetering Rock: 2.5 mi
- Chattering Rock: 2.8 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 3.1 mi
- Old Black Oak: 8.7 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 10.1 mi
Artworks
- Hoyt Statue: 3.0 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Statue: 3.4 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 8.2 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 11.9 mi
Museums
- National Park Lowe Mill: 3.7 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 7.9 mi
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 8.5 mi
- Knight Hall: 8.7 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 8.9 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 6.9 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 8.2 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 39
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 5.0 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 5.0 mi
- Pleasure Point: 5.6 mi
- Stoddard Park: 6.0 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- 36: 17.1 mi
- 1: 17.1 mi
- 35: 17.2 mi
- 16-34: 17.2 mi
- 15: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Condo Rock: 2.0 mi
- The Wall: 2.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.8 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cascade Brook Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Pakomet Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Craddock Clewes Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | NW 307° | 212 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | WNW 282° | 195 m | 7.2 mi |
| George Hill | W 277° | 183 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pratt Hill | W 265° | 181 m | 4.1 mi |
| Misoe Hill | SSW 209° | 180 m | 4.7 mi |
| Tower Hill | W 277° | 176 m | 7.0 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | W 270° | 174 m | 1.3 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SSW 192° | 171 m | 2.3 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 | 20:27 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29769727
Day trips start here
- Milford · 3 mi
- Upton · 4 mi
- Ashland · 6 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 8 mi
- Boroughs · 8 mi
- Framingham · 9 mi
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