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Doris Drive Land

Doris Drive Land from directly overhead

Doris Drive Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. King Hill stands 253 m to the south-southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Suzanne Road Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.22217, -71.69411

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Old Perry Hill School: 1.0 mi
  • Airport Park: 1.1 mi
  • Norcross Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pratts Pond: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Old Black Oak: 0.8 mi
  • The Explorer Express Train: 4.8 mi
  • Mine Shaft: 5.8 mi
  • Worcester Wall: 5.9 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 6.6 mi
Peaks
  • Brigham Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Pigeon Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Potter Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Tower Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Keith Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Spag's Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Henry Billings Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 5.3 mi
  • Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 60
Gardens: 52
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 8.4 mi
Museums: 49
Beaches: 40
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic: 24.4 mi
  • 1: 24.7 mi
  • 36: 24.7 mi
  • 35: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 23.7 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Doris Drive Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King HillSSW 205°253 m6.8 mi
Potter HillSW 228°241 m7.1 mi
Hancock HillNW 304°233 m7.9 mi
Green HillNW 315°231 m6.4 mi
Millstone HillNW 315°229 m5.9 mi
Crown HillNW 310°229 m6.2 mi
Freeland HillSW 218°229 m7.8 mi
Grass HillWSW 240°227 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:27
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29776975

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