Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Dudley Woods
Dudley Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cochituate Ball Fields and Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Wayland
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32552, -71.36602
- 9.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 11.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cochituate Ball Fields and Playground: 0.3 mi
- Hannah Williams Playground: 0.5 mi
- Wayland Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- Saxonville Beach: 1.0 mi
- Reardon Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Deverell Parcel: 0.6 mi
- Swiedler Gift: 0.6 mi
- Hobbs Road: 0.9 mi
- Timber Lane Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Loker Conservation and Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Overthrough Hill: 0.8 mi
- Reeves Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 2.4 mi
- Steep Rock Hill: 2.6 mi
- Drury Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.3 mi
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 3.0 mi
- Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 3.1 mi
- World War II Peace Memorial: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 2.7 mi
- Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 4.6 mi
- Teaching Herb Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 4.6 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 4.6 mi
Attractions
- Fairy Rock: 3.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 3.0 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.6 mi
- Ponyhenge: 5.6 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 6.9 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 3.6 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 3.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- Fireball: 3.3 mi
- Hidden Valley: 3.3 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 3.4 mi
- Stegosaurus: 3.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 3.4 mi
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 3.7 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Danforth Art: 3.9 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Falling Rock Ridge: 4.4 mi
- Lunch Wall: 9.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 9.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 9.7 mi
- The Alcove: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Site 9: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 7.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.3 mi
- Rainshed: 24.3 mi
- Boston Light: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 15.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 16.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Dudley Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | WNW 288° | 183 m | 4.5 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | W 274° | 153 m | 6.0 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | WNW 287° | 152 m | 4.8 mi |
| Juniper Hill | W 280° | 136 m | 4.6 mi |
| Tippling Rock | WNW 298° | 125 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pegan Hill | SSE 148° | 125 m | 6.0 mi |
| Reeves Hill | NNE 29° | 122 m | 1.6 mi |
| Brush Hill | S 190° | 121 m | 5.2 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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