Dean's Hill Conservation Restriction
Dean's Hill Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dean's Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harvard Conservation Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dean's Hill: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pin Hill South: 0.7 mi
- Pin Hill North: 0.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.1 mi
- Tully Land: 0.2 mi
- Horne Land: 0.3 mi
- Prospect Hill (Newman Land): 0.4 mi
- Newick Land: 0.4 mi
- Pin Hill: 0.5 mi
- Ryan Field: 0.5 mi
- Town Beach: 1.0 mi
- Mirror Lake: 1.5 mi
- Harvard Park: 1.8 mi
- Barber Land: 2.9 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 0.6 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 0.6 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 3.7 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 3.7 mi
- Forest Bells: 6.2 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.3 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 6.3 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 0.6 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- West School Museum: 5.5 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 7.6 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 7.8 mi
- Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench: 1.1 mi
- Brother's Shop: 2.6 mi
- Brother's Shop: 2.6 mi
- Shaker Stone Barn: 2.6 mi
- cellar hole: 2.9 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.7 mi
- Petting Zoo: 7.9 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.9 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 8.1 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 8.2 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 1.0 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 1.6 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- Wilder Beach: 8.4 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 12.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 19.2 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 8.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 12.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 13.5 mi
- Cascades: 10.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 12.8 mi
- Trap Falls: 14.6 mi
- The Falls: 16.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 10.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 18.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Dean's Hill Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | SSW 196° | 192 m | 3.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | E 94° | 187 m | 2.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | ENE 75° | 187 m | 2.6 mi |
| Jocelyn Hill | WNW 292° | 180 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wataquadock Hill | SSW 198° | 173 m | 5.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 250° | 171 m | 0.5 mi |
| Pond Hill | W 278° | 167 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 261° | 163 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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