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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 76 m. Tupper Hill stands 352 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoover Quarry Conserv. Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.07099, -72.48778

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • McCarthy Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Hall Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Mount Vision: 3.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Wigwam Hill: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Center School Park: 1.3 mi
  • Center Field: 1.5 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.9 mi
  • Treetop Park: 2.0 mi
  • Albert Tranghese Playground: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 48
Waterfalls: 26
  • Cascade: 9.6 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 17.1 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 6.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 12.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Craven Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tupper HillESE 104°352 m11.4 mi
Peck HillE 97°336 m9.5 mi
Chestnut HillSE 125°332 m8.3 mi
Moon MountainE 89°330 m6.6 mi
Great MountainE 83°325 m11.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 123°323 m4.9 mi
Bald MountainSE 144°322 m6.8 mi
Pine MountainESE 114°319 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633455564706862504030
Precip in3.83.34.34.33.84.64.14.44.34.94.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29857345

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