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Drury Preserve

Drury Preserve from directly overhead

Drury Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the west-northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Schenob Brook Fen, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.08268, -73.38857

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • South Pinnacle: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Race: 2.2 mi
  • Bears Den: 2.5 mi
  • Little Johnny Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Bowman Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Barnard Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • East Twin Lake Water Access: 3.0 mi
  • Garrett Garden and Green: 3.5 mi
  • Lawrence Field: 5.1 mi
  • Edith Scoville Memorial Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
Museums: 38
Waterfalls: 32
  • Lower Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Bear Rock Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 11.5 mi
  • The Beech: 16.5 mi
  • Space Invaders: 16.5 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 16.5 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 7
Springs: 5
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 22.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 2.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Drury Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettWNW 300°793 m2.6 mi
Mount FrissellWSW 246°747 m5.3 mi
Mount AshleyWSW 252°725 m4.7 mi
Mount RaceW 269°723 m2.2 mi
Bear MountainSW 232°708 m4.3 mi
Brace MountainWSW 244°706 m6.0 mi
South Brace MountainWSW 240°702 m6.0 mi
Round MountainWSW 243°695 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475766717062504030
Precip in3.12.33.33.34.64.33.83.84.54.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29785026

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