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Eastern Greenway (South)

Eastern Greenway (South) from directly overhead

Eastern Greenway (South) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tripp Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46684, -71.57507

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.1 mi
  • North Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Vaughn Hills: 2.3 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Delaney Wildlife management area: 1.9 mi
  • Town Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Town Common Park: 2.8 mi
  • Pond Park & Skating Pond: 2.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Gardens
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 5.3 mi
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.8 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.0 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.0 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 6.8 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 13.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.0 mi
  • The Falls: 19.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 11.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Eastern Greenway (South). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakW 259°192 m2.1 mi
Oak HillNNE 18°187 m2.7 mi
Oak HillNNE 21°187 m3.7 mi
Peach HillSW 220°180 m5.4 mi
Wataquadock HillSW 234°173 m3.4 mi
Prospect HillNW 326°171 m3.1 mi
Powder House HillSW 216°162 m2.4 mi
Vaughn HillsWSW 255°158 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
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/555850309

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