Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Deer Run
Deer Run is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.24875, -71.49990
- 15.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Deer Run: 0.0 mi
- Brook Hollow: 0.5 mi
- Franklin Woods: 0.7 mi
- Wiley Woods: 0.7 mi
- Hopkinton State Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Magunco Hill: 0.9 mi
- Zachary Hill: 1.5 mi
- Banner Hill: 1.8 mi
- Saddle Hill: 2.0 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Nyanza Healing Garden: 1.2 mi
- Gryncel Park: 1.2 mi
- Hopkinton Town Common: 1.6 mi
- Aikens Park: 1.7 mi
- Stone Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- WW1 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- War veterans memorial: 2.0 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 2.4 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 2.5 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Hoyt Statue: 1.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 1.6 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 4.2 mi
- Fireball: 7.4 mi
- Stegosaurus: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 1.6 mi
- Teetering Rock: 5.5 mi
- Chattering Rock: 5.5 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 8.9 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 10.4 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 2.7 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 4.3 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.9 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 9.5 mi
Museums
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.8 mi
- Danforth Art: 5.0 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Knight Hall: 5.0 mi
- Redstone School: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 38
- Picnic Site 9: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 35
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 0.8 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 1.1 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.0 mi
- Pleasure Point: 5.5 mi
- Stoddard Park: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Condo Rock: 5.2 mi
- The Wall: 5.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 7.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 22.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Deer Run. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | W 265° | 212 m | 6.6 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | SW 216° | 174 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 232° | 170 m | 4.8 mi |
| Newtons Hill | WNW 300° | 166 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jericho Hill | NNW 329° | 161 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | NNW 338° | 161 m | 6.8 mi |
| Christian Hill | SW 218° | 160 m | 6.4 mi |
| Saddle Hill | W 273° | 158 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29783199
Day trips start here
- Ashland · 2 mi
- Boroughs · 5 mi
- Framingham · 5 mi
- Marlborough · 7 mi
- Upton · 7 mi
- Milford · 8 mi
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