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Eastern Greenway (Central)

Eastern Greenway (Central) from directly overhead

Eastern Greenway (Central) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west-southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brehm Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Harvard Conservation Trust
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.48032, -71.55856

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 2.5 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 2.5 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.2 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Town Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Delaney Wildlife management area: 2.2 mi
  • Ryan Field: 2.7 mi
  • Harvard Park: 3.7 mi
  • Barber Land: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.2 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.3 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.4 mi
  • stone pile: 6.4 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 34
  • Harvard Town Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 13.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 17.3 mi
  • The Falls: 18.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 10.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Eastern Greenway (Central). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakWSW 246°192 m3.2 mi
Oak HillN 360°187 m1.7 mi
Oak HillN 11°187 m2.5 mi
Peach HillSW 220°180 m6.6 mi
Wataquadock HillSW 230°173 m4.6 mi
Prospect HillWNW 302°171 m3.0 mi
Powder House HillSW 218°162 m3.6 mi
Vaughn HillsWSW 244°158 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1037164878

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