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Craven Conservation Area

Craven Conservation Area from directly overhead

Craven Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Townsend Hill stands 180 m to the west, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lupien Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.66906, -71.53150

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kennedy Field: 2.8 mi
  • Kennedy Field: 2.8 mi
  • Comisky Field: 2.8 mi
  • Town Field: 2.9 mi
  • Southwest Park: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
  • SkyVenture: 5.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 6.7 mi
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 7.6 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 9.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Gardens: 56
Beaches: 29
  • Swimming Hole: 6.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Cascades: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.2 mi
  • River Road Spring: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Craven Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Townsend HillW 277°180 m7.1 mi
Chestnut HillSSW 199°157 m3.5 mi
Nissitissit HillsNW 313°149 m2.7 mi
Mount LebanonWSW 250°149 m4.2 mi
Prospect HillSSW 192°149 m4.9 mi
Brown LoafS 187°141 m4.4 mi
Shipley HillW 264°141 m5.7 mi
Gibbet HillSSW 199°139 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867737164514030
Precip in3.03.14.13.93.64.23.63.74.14.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua Cwsu, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29768531

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